Rachaad White: RB · Arizona State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rachaad White
Wins in space out of the backfield. Second year in the same backfield at Arizona State. One game to point at: 202 rushing yards and 35 receiving yards against USC — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.9% of carries overall (165/460) → 29.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/92) — 55.6% 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 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (83.3%). 12 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (46.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 182 | 1,006 | 5.5 | 15 | 50 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 42 | 420 | 10.0 | 5 | 93 |
| Career | 224 | 1,426 | 6.4 | 20 | 93 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 43 | 456 | 10.6 | 1 | 34 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 1 | 55 |
| Career | 51 | 607 | 11.9 | 2 | 55 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-14vs Southern Utah | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 2 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs UNLV | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 23 BYU | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-13vs Colorado | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-23@ No. 20 UCLA | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 2 | 49 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-10vs Stanford | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35@ Utah | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-16vs USC | 28 | 202 | 7.2 | 3 | 50 | Season-high 202 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 35-30@ Washington | 32 | 184 | 5.8 | 2 | 27 | 184-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs Arizona | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 182 | 1006 | 5.5 | 15 | 50 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 31-16
vs USC
202 rush yds (28 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 35 yds
With J. Daniels — 145 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 42.7 · 50 rush yds (5 car) · E. Czaplicki — 51.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%166 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 182 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 182 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Herm Edwards — 10-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 97.8 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
| Road5g | 83.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 69.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 131 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
39.5%
313 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
182 carries and 43 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona State, 1,426 rushing yards — drafted at #91 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 5th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 5th NFL season
