#32

Steven Peoples

Senior running back for Virginia Tech. 2018: 786 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 21 catches.

RB · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #32

5′9″ · 222 lb · Galax, VA

Virginia Tech 2018 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Virginia Tech. 2018: 786 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 21 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 1,113 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

Played his entire career under Justin Fuente.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Justin Fuente — 25-15 over that span.

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Virginia Tech9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (97th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (87th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#9 / 339 · 97th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 217 · 87th pct

Rec yards#55 / 326 · 83rd pct

182

Receptions#58 / 326 · 81st pct

Carries#72 / 339 · 79th pct

158

Rush yards#89 / 339 · 74th pct

786

Rush TDs#110 / 339 · 63rd pct

Yards / carry#163 / 339 · 49th pct

5.0

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	56.1	5.7	0.4
Road5g	67.4	4.4	0.6

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	61.9	5.2	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	58.8	5.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Virginia Tech	158	786	5.0	6	--
2017	Virginia Tech	70	267	3.8	2	--
2016	Virginia Tech	16	60	3.8	1	--
Career		244	1,113	4.6	9	--

Season	Team
2018	Virginia Tech	21	182	8.7	1	--
2017	Virginia Tech	4	79	19.8	2	--
2016	Virginia Tech	2	40	20.0	1	--
Career		27	301	11.1	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018

W 62–17

vs William & Mary

55 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against William & Mary.

With J. Jackson — 217 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · T. Wheatley — 58 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-3@ Florida State	13	44	3.4	0	10
Wk 2	W 62-17vs William & Mary	6	55	9.2	2	16
Wk 4	L 35-49@ Old Dominion	20	156	7.8	2	87	Season-high 156 yds
Wk 5	W 31-14@ Duke	16	47	2.9	1	14
Wk 6	L 23-45vs Notre Dame	9	64	7.1	0	41
Wk 7	W 22-19@ North Carolina	14	41	2.9	0	9
Wk 9	L 28-49vs Georgia Tech	6	51	8.5	0	24
Wk 10	L 21-31vs Boston College	12	39	3.3	0	12
Wk 11	L 22-52@ Pittsburgh	10	49	4.9	0	20
Wk 12	L 14-38vs Miami	10	40	4.0	0	10
Wk 13	W 34-31vs Virginia	19	96	5.1	0	18
Wk 14	W 41-20vs Marshall	14	78	5.6	0	12
Bowl	L 31-35vs Cincinnati	9	26	2.9	1	6
Total		158	786	5.2	6	87

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology