Mike Weber: RB · Ohio State · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mike Weber
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the Ohio State backfield. The first career honor came in 2016: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 186 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Oregon State — Week 1, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.0% of his carries. 6 carries for 18 yds vs Tulane; 20 for 186 vs Oregon State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
31.5% of carries overall (169/536) → 33.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (44/132) — 84.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 5 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (16.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ohio State | 171 | 954 | 5.6 | 5 | 49 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 101 | 626 | 6.2 | 10 | 82 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 182 | 1,096 | 6.0 | 9 | 52 |
| Career | 454 | 2,676 | 5.9 | 24 | 82 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ohio State | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | 53 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 54 | 297 | 5.5 | 1 | 53 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-31vs Oregon State | 20 | 186 | 9.3 | 3 | 49 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Rutgers | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-28vs No. 15 TCU | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-6vs Tulane | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-26@ No. 9 Penn State | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-26vs Indiana | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-14vs Minnesota | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-49@ Purdue | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31vs Nebraska | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ No. 24 Michigan State | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-39vs No. 4 Michigan | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24vs No. 21 Northwestern | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | |
 Bowl | W 28-23vs No. 9 Washington | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 171 | 954 | 5.6 | 5 | 49 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 77-31
vs Oregon State
186 rush yds (20 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Oregon State.
With D. Haskins — 313 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 24 rush yds (2 car) · T. McLaurin — 4 rec · 121 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%154 carriesFumble rate
2.3%4 of 171 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 171 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 77.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 66.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 70.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 77.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Urban Meyer
Pass share
50.6%
561 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
79.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
599 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
171 carries and 21 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 2,676 rushing yards — drafted at #218 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2016)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
