Salvon Ahmed: RB · Washington · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Salvon Ahmed
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the same backfield at Washington. On tape: 174 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Oregon State, Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.0% of carries overall (186/433) → 36.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (41/113) — 68.3% 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
8 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 4 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (21.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 188 | 1,020 | 5.4 | 11 | 89 |
| 2018 | Washington | 103 | 606 | 5.9 | 7 | 59 |
| 2017 | Washington | 61 | 388 | 6.4 | 3 | 58 |
| Career | 352 | 2,014 | 5.7 | 21 | 89 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 16 | 84 | 5.2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | Washington | 21 | 170 | 8.1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2017 | Washington | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 50 | 331 | 6.6 | 0 | 26 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Eastern Washington | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs California | 21 | 119 | 5.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-20vs Hawai'i | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs No. 21 USC | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 1 | 89 | 153-yard day |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23@ Stanford | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-27@ Arizona | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 3 | 13 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35vs No. 12 Oregon | 24 | 140 | 5.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-33vs No. 9 Utah | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 19-7@ Oregon State | 25 | 174 | 7.0 | 2 | 60 | Season-high 174 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ Colorado | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-13vs Washington State | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | 22 | |
 Bowl | W 38-7vs No. 18 Boise State | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Total | 188 | 1020 | 5.4 | 11 | 89 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 28-14
vs USC
153 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
With J. Whitford — 44.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 56 long · J. Eason — 180 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 42.4
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%180 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 188 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 188 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Chris Petersen — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 96.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 81.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 77.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 95.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Petersen
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
188 carries and 16 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington, 2,014 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Petersen.
