#28

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Senior running back for Wisconsin. 2018: 545 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 2 catches.

RB · Wisconsin · Sr. · #28

6′1″ · 225 lb · Capitol Heights, MD

Wisconsin 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 402 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Wisconsin. 2018: 545 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 2 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Wisconsin, 1,212 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of DeMatha Catholic

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#402 national

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2016

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

2018

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

Played his entire career under Paul Chryst.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Paul Chryst — 29-11 over that span.

2015Wisconsin10-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-leaning

2016Wisconsin11-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (91st percentile). Concern: receptions (7th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#30 / 339 · 91st pct

6.6

Rush TDs#110 / 339 · 63rd pct

Rush yards#158 / 339 · 54th pct

545

Carries#201 / 339 · 40th pct

Long run#216 / 339 · 36th pct

Rec yards#300 / 326 · 8th pct

Receptions#299 / 326 · 7th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	56.5	6.2	0.8
Road4g	23.2	6.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	42.0	5.1	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	50.2	7.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Wisconsin	82	545	6.6	6	--
2016	Wisconsin	32	164	5.1	0	--
2015	Wisconsin	117	503	4.3	6	--
Career		231	1,212	5.2	12	--

Season	Team
2018	Wisconsin	2	10	5.0	0	--
2016	Wisconsin	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Wisconsin	1	4	4.0	0	--
Career		3	14	4.7	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2018

W 28–17

at Iowa

42 rush yds (6 car)

With A. Lotti — 37 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 49 LONG · A. Hornibrook — 205 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -11 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-3vs Western Kentucky	8	53	6.6	0	16
Wk 2	W 45-14vs New Mexico	9	57	6.3	0	15
Wk 3	L 21-24vs BYU	6	15	2.5	2	5
Wk 4	W 28-17@ Iowa	6	42	7.0	0	14
Wk 6	W 41-24vs Nebraska	10	74	7.4	1	20
Wk 7	L 13-38@ Michigan	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 8	W 49-20vs Illinois	12	111	9.3	2	39	Season-high 111 yds
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Northwestern	4	8	2.0	0	4
Wk 10	W 31-17vs Rutgers	9	77	8.6	0	29
Wk 11	L 10-22@ Penn State	3	42	14.0	0	37
Wk 13	L 15-37vs Minnesota	4	13	3.3	0	7
Bowl	W 35-3vs Miami	10	52	5.2	1	14
Total		82	545	6.1	6	39

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