UL Monroe · W 35-21
21 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 82 yards. This one was 69 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Robinson against Southern Miss’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Robinson, and how their seasons went
Robinson against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 728 yards, 91 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
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.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 3, middle 127, right 12. His longest went for 42 yards.
Steven Robinson
Steven Robinson takes over from Jeffery Pittman at Southern Miss.
PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP
+20
perception vs production percentile · 2026
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 9.9% of his carries. 6 carries for 29 yds vs Troy; 21 for 151 vs UL Monroe.
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
11 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (78.6%). 10 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (66.7%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 142 | 728 | 5.1 | 9 | 42 |
| Career | 142 | 728 | 5.1 | 9 | 42 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 27 |
| Career | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 27 |
Last game (Wk 9): 151 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 23 | 123 | 5.3 | 3 | 12 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 21 | 84 | 4.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 3 | 39 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 21 | 151 | 7.2 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 151 yds |
| Total | 142 | 728 | 5.1 | 9 | 42 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-21 at UL Monroe, play by play
21 carries for 151 yards and a touchdown, 8th-most in FBS that week. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 0-0.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
2-yard run on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0.
6-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
42-yard run. Third quarter, up 10-7.
A big game: 22 carries for 145 yards and 3 touchdowns. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 7-7. He also caught 4 passes for 17 yards.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0.
3-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Converted.
39-yard run. Third quarter, tied 21-21.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
21 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 5 passes for 33 yards.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 6-0. Converted.
1-yard loss on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 16-7. Turnover on downs.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 29 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 34 yards.
6-yard run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, down 55-34. Converted.
27-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 55-34.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 73 yards. In the fourth quarter, with Southern Miss ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 27 yards.
18-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-7.
2-yard run on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
18 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown.
13-yard run. Third quarter, down 41-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
15 carries for 51 yards.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. First quarter, down 7-0. Broken up by Auburn’s E. Melendez.
12-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 43-8.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 23 carries for 123 yards and 3 touchdowns. He converted a 4th and 1 with Southern Miss up 7-3.
4-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
5-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 7-3. Converted.
12-yard run. Third quarter, up 21-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 8 · 2026
W 35-31
vs Louisiana
The plays that mattered most
23rd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%142 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 142 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 142 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
218% of team targetsCatch rate
76%16 of 21 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
76% catch rate on 21 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
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 106 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Road4g | 76.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 148 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
142 carries and 16 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Sun Belt Conference
