Seth McGowan: RB · Kentucky · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seth McGowan
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Lincoln Riley, Tony Sanchez and Mark Stoops. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 112 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against South Carolina — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 12.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.2% of his carries. 2 carries for 5 yds vs Louisville; 17 for 112 vs South Carolina.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
40.8% of carries overall (162/397) → 30.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/53) — 75.0% 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
9 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (52.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 165 | 725 | 4.4 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 153 | 813 | 5.3 | 3 | 38 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 58 | 370 | 6.4 | 3 | 73 |
| Career | 376 | 1,908 | 5.1 | 18 | 73 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 19 | 126 | 6.6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 23 | 277 | 12.0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 13 | 201 | 15.5 | 1 | 47 |
| Career | 55 | 604 | 11.0 | 4 | 47 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs No. 20 Ole Miss | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 3 | 17 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ South Carolina | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 14-35@ No. 12 Georgia | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs No. 21 Texas | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Tennessee Tech | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 3 | 12 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ No. 12 Vanderbilt | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-41@ Louisville | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 165 | 725 | 4.4 | 12 | 20 |
Week 2 · 2025
L 23-30
vs Ole Miss
93 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
With A. Laros — 42.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · Z. Calzada — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.1
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%159 carriesFumble rate
1.2%2 of 165 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 165 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
278% of team targetsCatch rate
70%19 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
70% catch rate on 27 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 80.7 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Road5g | 48.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 86.2 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 49.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
46.2%
366 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
165 carries and 19 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #63 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oklahoma, New Mexico State and Kentucky, 1,908 rushing yards — drafted at #237 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Lincoln Riley, Tony Sanchez and Mark Stoops.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
