Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/18Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
Sean Dollars
Sean Dollars: RB · Nevada · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sean Dollars
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mario Cristobal, Dan Lanning, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. One game to point at: 57 rushing yards and 34 receiving yards against Colorado State — Week 10, 2024.
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.
Nevada in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 47 | 165 | 3.5 | 0 | 26 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2024
L 21-38
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Boise State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −3.74Sean Dollars run for 1 yd to the BOIS 29 Sean Dollars fumbled, recovered by BOIS Marco Notarainni M. Notarainni return for 0 yds
- Week 3 · Minnesota · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for 12 yds to the MINN 48 for a
- Week 11 · Boise State · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Sean Dollars run for 26 yds to the BOIS 44 for a
- Week 4 · Eastern Washington · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.95Sean Dollars run for 11 yds to the EWU 42 for a
- Week 11 · Boise State · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Sean Dollars run for 2 yds to the BOIS 1 for a
- Week 1 · Troy · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −1.59Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 49
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Colorado State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.55Sean Dollars run for 8 yds to the NEV 39 for a
- Week 10 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.51Brendon Lewis pass complete to Sean Dollars for 17 yds to the CSU 46 for a
- Week 11 · Boise State · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA −1.36Sean Dollars run for a loss of 13 yards to the NEV 17 Sean Dollars fumbled, recovered by NEV Sean Dollars S. Dollars return for 0 yds
- Week 1 · SMU · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.30Sean Dollars run for 1 yd to the SMU 44
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 47 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 48)
Success rate
33%48 carriesFumble rate
8.5%4 of 47 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
3 carries
4 of 5 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.5 yds/carry on 47 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Oregon12-2HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2020Oregon4-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 22.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 10.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 23.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
47 carries and 11 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
30 · #297 of 310 RBs · 2024
Former four-star. Now #297 at the position.
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Nevada ChoateYear 6 · 10 games
- 2023 Nevada WilsonYear 5 · 11 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalOregon to Nevada
- 2022 Oregon LanningYear 4 · 12 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalOregon to Oregon
- 2021 Oregon CristobalYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Oregon CristobalYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Oregon CristobalYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Mater DeiSanta Ana, CA · Class of 2019Four-star, No. 144 in the 2019 class. Signed with Oregon.Also from Mater Dei: Chris Henry Jr. (Ohio State), Kodi Greene (Washington), Mark Bowman (USC) and 41 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Oregon to Oregon, Jan 13, 2022.
- Transferred from Oregon to Nevada, Dec 6, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oregon and Nevada, 1,008 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2019
- Signed with OregonFour-star, out of Mater Dei
2022 12 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Oregonfrom Oregon
2023 11 games
- Transferred to Nevadafrom Oregon
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019–2021
Oregon
2023era →
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mario Cristobal, Dan Lanning, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate.