Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/26Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (7.7%).
Rodney Anderson
Rodney Anderson: RB · Oklahoma · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rodney Anderson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons at Oklahoma span two head coaches: Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley. The first career honor came in 2017: All-Big 12. A game that shows it: 100 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Florida Atlantic — Week 1, 2018.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Oklahoma in the news
- Witten named Oklahoma OC
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3 - Venables admits team embarrassing
- South Carolina DB, RB out for Oklahoma game
On3 Oct 29 - Oklahoma player dies from injury
ABC News Oct 28
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-14vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 2 | 65 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs UCLA | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 3 | 65 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2018
W 63-14
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +6.03Rodney Anderson run for 65 yds for a TD (Austin Seibert KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Rodney Anderson run for 30 yds for a TD (Austin Seibert KICK)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.47Rodney Anderson run for 3 yds for a TD (Austin Seibert KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.46Rodney Anderson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Okla 37
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.45Rodney Anderson run for a loss of 4 yards to the Okla 42
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.48Rodney Anderson run for 10 yds to the UCLA 10 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.47Rodney Anderson run for 2 yds to the Okla 28
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.33Rodney Anderson run for 3 yds to the Okla 31
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −0.24Rodney Anderson run for 2 yds to the UCLA 3
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.10Rodney Anderson run for 5 yds to the Okla 31
Teams and coaches
2015Oklahoma11-2HC: Bob Stoops · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Oklahoma12-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
2018Oklahoma12-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 59.5 YDS/g, 11.6 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
44.1%
399 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
11 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Oklahoma, drafted
- 2019 Drafted in round 6, No. 211 by the Cincinnati
- 2018 Oklahoma RileyYear 4 · 2 games
- 2017 Oklahoma RileyYear 3 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2016 Oklahoma StoopsYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 Oklahoma StoopsYear 1 · 1 game
- High school KatyKaty, TX · Class of 2015Four-star, No. 151 in the 2015 class. Signed with Oklahoma.Also from Katy: Coen Echols (Texas A&M), Dakyus Brinkley (Kansas), Isaiah McMillian (Kentucky) and 9 more.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma, 1,285 rushing yards — drafted at #211 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2015
- Signed with OklahomaFour-star, out of Katy
2017 13 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Big 12second
2019
- Drafted by Cincinnati Bengalsround 6, pick 211
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coaches2015–2016
Oklahoma
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season
#211Rd 6 · Pick 38
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season