Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/113rd/4th & short
6 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (54.5%).
Sam Scott
Sam Scott is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wyoming.
Scott just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches at Wyoming: Craig Bohl and Jay Sawvel. On tape: 132 rushing yards against Akron, Week 1, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-0@ Akron | 29 | 132 | 4.6 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 132 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Northern Iowa | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-31vs No. 20 Utah | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-37@ Colorado | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24@ Fresno State | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Hawai'i | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 89 | 408 | 4.6 | 2 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
W 31-7
58 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 12 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against Northern Iowa.
With B. Edmiston — 48.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Anderson — 167 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 20.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Akron · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA −4.02Sam Scott run for a loss of 2 yards to the AKR 10
- Week 9 · Colorado State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.80S.Scott rush middle for 37 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Akron · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.89Sam Scott run for no gain to the AKR 31
- Week 3 · Utah · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −2.89Sam Scott run for no gain to the UTAH 33 Wyoming Penalty, Offensive Holding (Caden Barnett) to the UTAH 43
- Week 10 · San Diego State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Sims to Scott: a 3-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 2 · Northern Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Sam Scott run for 18 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Akron · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Sam Scott run for 28 yds to the AKR 40 for a
- Week 1 · Akron · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.04Sam Scott run for 6 yds to the WYO 40 for a
- Week 6 · UNLV · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Kaden Anderson pass complete to Sam Scott for 36 yds to the UNLV 30 for a
- Week 14 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.01S.Scott rush right for 5 yards loss to the Wyo37 (L.Lagafuaina)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 89 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 93)
Success rate
38%92 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds25%of carries
23 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
16 carries
6 of 11 (55%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.6 yds/carry on 89 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2022Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Wyoming9-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Wyoming3-9HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-leaning
2025Wyoming4-8HC: Jay Sawvel · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 27.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 45.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 22.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
49.8%
383 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
89 carries and 11 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #260 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #29 of 34 Mountain West RBs
How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Starter
The No. 2,051 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West as a senior.
Five seasons at Wyoming
- 2025 Wyoming SawvelYear 5 · 12 games
- 2024 Wyoming SawvelYear 4 · 10 games
- 2023 Wyoming BohlYear 3 · 11 games
- 2022 Wyoming BohlYear 2 · 3 games
- 2021 Wyoming BohlYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Skutt CatholicOmaha, NE · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 2,051 in the 2021 class. Signed with Wyoming.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2021
- Signed with WyomingThree-star, out of Skutt Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021–2023
Wyoming
Coaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.