Ryan Wolpin: RB · Boise State · #21.
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Ryan Wolpin
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the same backfield at Boise State. A game that shows it: 71 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards against Oregon — Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 15.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.8% of his carries. 3 carries for 5 yds vs Virginia; 23 for 71 vs Oregon.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
24.3% of carries overall (122/502) → 33.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (45/136) — 64.4% 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
13 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (40.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State | 122 | 448 | 3.7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2016 | Boise State | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | Boise State | 26 | 158 | 6.1 | 0 | 49 |
| Career | 161 | 645 | 4.0 | 6 | 49 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | 21 |
| 2016 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Boise State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | 21 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13vs Troy | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | L 44-47@ No. 20 Washington State | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-14vs New Mexico | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-42vs Virginia | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-7@ BYU | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-14@ No. 19 San Diego State | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Wyoming | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Utah State | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-14vs Nevada | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-52@ Colorado State | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-19vs Air Force | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28@ Fresno State | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs No. 25 Fresno State | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 | |
 Bowl | W 38-28vs Oregon | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Total | 122 | 448 | 3.7 | 6 | 18 |
Bowl · 2017
W 38-28
vs Oregon · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%99 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.7 yds/carry on 122 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 30-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 30.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 27.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 32.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 31.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
46.7%
449 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
68.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
122 carries and 12 catches in 14 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boise State, 645 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bryan Harsin.
