Ralph Webb: RB · Vanderbilt · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ralph Webb
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the same backfield at Vanderbilt. The first career honor came in 2016: All-SEC. On tape: 163 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Tennessee, Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.4% of his carries. 6 carries for 20 yds vs Alabama; 25 for 163 vs Tennessee.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
59.2% of carries overall (189/319) → 43.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/46) — 70.0% 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 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 192 | 831 | 4.3 | 10 | 38 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 250 | 1,283 | 5.1 | 13 | 49 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 277 | 1,152 | 4.2 | 5 | 74 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 212 | 907 | 4.3 | 4 | 28 |
| Career | 931 | 4,173 | 4.5 | 32 | 74 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 188 | 14.5 | 1 | 73 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 21 | 166 | 7.9 | 0 | 37 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 24 | 188 | 7.8 | 2 | 18 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 68 | 572 | 8.4 | 3 | 73 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-6@ Middle Tennessee | 24 | 49 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Alabama A&M | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-7vs No. 18 Kansas State | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-59vs No. 1 Alabama | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-38@ No. 21 Florida | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45vs No. 5 Georgia | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-57@ Ole Miss | 23 | 163 | 7.1 | 2 | 38 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 27-34@ South Carolina | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Western Kentucky | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-44vs Kentucky | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-45vs Missouri | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-24@ Tennessee | 25 | 163 | 6.5 | 2 | 30 | 163-yard day |
| Total | 192 | 831 | 4.3 | 10 | 38 |
Week 7 · 2017
L 35-57
at Ole Miss
163 rush yds (23 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
With S. Loy — 38.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long · D. Tennyson — 48 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%192 carriesFumble rate
1.6%3 of 192 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 192 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Derek Mason — 18-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 56.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 87.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 58.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 84.6 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
54.2%
403 pass / 341 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
192 carries and 13 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 4,173 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2016)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
