Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
22/243rd/4th & short
6/19Inside-5 share
22 of 24 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (91.7%). 6 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (31.6%).
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders: RB · South Carolina · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Raheim Sanders
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Sam Pittman and Shane Beamer. All-SEC in 2024 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 144 rushing yards and 92 receiving yards against Texas A&M — Week 10, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
- Shane Beamer calls out conspiracy theories
- South Carolina DB out for Tennessee game
On3 Oct 24 - New suites sold out
247Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 183 | 881 | 4.8 | 11 | 66 |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 62 | 209 | 3.4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 222 | 1,443 | 6.5 | 10 | 76 |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 114 | 578 | 5.1 | 5 | 42 |
| Career | 581 | 3,111 | 5.4 | 28 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 27 | 316 | 11.7 | 2 | 43 |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 38 |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 28 | 271 | 9.7 | 2 | 73 |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 1 | 24 |
| Career | 76 | 771 | 10.1 | 5 | 73 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-19vs Old Dominion | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-6@ Kentucky | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 33-36vs No. 16 LSU | 19 | 143 | 7.5 | 2 | 66 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-7vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-27vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-27@ No. 7 Alabama | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-9@ Oklahoma | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-20vs No. 10 Texas A&M | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 144 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 28-7@ No. 24 Vanderbilt | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 2 | 39 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs No. 24 Missouri | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-12vs Wofford | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14@ No. 12 Clemson | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 183 | 881 | 4.8 | 11 | 66 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2024
W 44-20
vs Texas A&M
144 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 5 rec · 92 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against Texas A&M.
With L. Sellers — 244 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.5 · 106 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · K. Kroeger — 40 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · LSU · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +6.10Raheim Sanders run for 66 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 10 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +4.91Raheim Sanders 52 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA +4.50LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Raheim Sanders for 43 yds for a TD (Alex Herrera KICK)
- Week 12 · Missouri · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.79Raheim Sanders run for a loss of 1 yard to the MIZ 18
- Week 10 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.78LaNorris Sellers pass complete to Raheim Sanders for 36 yds to the TA&M 38 for a
- Week 11 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.44Raheim Sanders run for 33 yds for a TD (Alex Herrera KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Raheim Sanders run for 28 yds to the TA&M 42 for a
- Week 1 · Old Dominion · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Raheim Sanders run for 12 yds to the SC 46 for a
- Week 13 · Wofford · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Raheim Sanders run for 11 yds for a TD (Alex Herrera KICK)
- Week 3 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Raheim Sanders run for 10 yds for a TD (Alex Herrera KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
183 of 183 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%183 carriesFumble rate
1.6%3 of 183 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
28 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
74 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
60 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
21 carries
22 of 24 (92%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 6 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 183 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
15%
Stuffed (≤0)
40%
Grind (1–3)
33%
Chunk (4–9)
11%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 75.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 70.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 65.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 81.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
38.8%
341 pass / 537 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
70 · #34 of 310 RBs · 2024
Four seasons, two schools
- 2024 South Carolina BeamerYear 4 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalArkansas to South Carolina
- 2023 Arkansas PittmanYear 3 · 6 games
- 2022 Arkansas PittmanYear 2 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2021 Arkansas PittmanYear 1 · 12 games
Moves
- Transferred from Arkansas to South Carolina, Dec 6, 2023.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arkansas and South Carolina, 3,111 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
2022 13 games
- All-SECfirst
2024 12 games
- Transferred to South Carolinafrom Arkansas
- All-SECsecond
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021–2023
Arkansas
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman and Shane Beamer.