Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/33Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Ricky Slade
Ricky Slade: RB · Penn State · #3.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ricky Slade
Wins in space out of the backfield. Second year in the same backfield at Penn State. One game to point at: 58 rushing yards against Memphis — Bowl, 2019.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Penn State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 47 | 214 | 4.6 | 2 | 44 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 45 | 257 | 5.7 | 6 | 61 |
| Career | 92 | 471 | 5.1 | 8 | 61 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 0 | 40 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-7vs Idaho | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Buffalo | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-0@ Maryland | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-12@ No. 17 Iowa | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21vs No. 16 Michigan | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7@ Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-31@ No. 13 Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs No. 24 Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-6vs Rutgers | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
 Bowl | W 53-39vs No. 15 Memphis | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 44 | |
| Total | 47 | 214 | 4.6 | 2 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 79-7
vs Idaho
1 rec · 26 yds · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 72-point win at home against Idaho.
With S. Clifford — 280 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.1 · 57 rush yds (7 car) · K. Hamler — 4 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD · 16 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.10Ricky Slade run for 6 yds to the Buff 27 Ricky Slade fumbled, forced by Joey Banks, recovered by Buff Aapri Washington
- Week 3 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.74Sean Clifford pass complete to Ricky Slade for 40 yds to the Pitt 45 for a
- Week 1 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Ricky Slade run for 44 yds to the Memph 31 for a
- Week 12 · Indiana · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Sean Clifford pass complete to Ricky Slade for 18 yds to the Ind 43 for a
- Week 8 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Ricky Slade run for 44 yds to the Mich 20 for a
- Week 1 · Idaho · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Ricky Slade run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Ricky Slade run for 27 yds to the MchSt 37
- Week 14 · Rutgers · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.67Ricky Slade run for 11 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a
- Week 3 · Pittsburgh · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.66Ricky Slade run for 3 yds to the Pitt 33 for a
- Week 5 · Maryland · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Ricky Slade run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
47 of 47 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
50%42 carriesFumble rate
4.3%2 of 47 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds23%of carries
11 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
5 carries
5 of 5 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 6 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.6 yds/carry on 47 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under James Franklin, all run-leaning offenses — 20-6 over that span.
2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 15.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 12.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 16.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 19.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.3%
367 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
47 carries and 12 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Penn State
- 2019 Penn State FranklinYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Penn State FranklinYear 1 · 9 games
- High school C. D. HyltonWoodbridge, VA · Class of 2018Five-star, No. 27 in the 2018 class. Signed with Penn State.
How it ended
Two seasons at Penn State, 471 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2018 9 games
- Signed with Penn StateFive-star, out of C. D. Hylton