Trestan Ebner: RB · Baylor · #1.
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Trestan Ebner
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Baylor: Matt Rhule and Dave Aranda. Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 125 rushing yards and 70 receiving yards against Texas Southern, Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
24.0% of carries overall (134/558) → 18.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/142) — 84.6% 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
2 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (8.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-20@ Texas State | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-7vs Texas Southern | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 0 | 58 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7@ Kansas | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-29vs No. 14 Iowa State | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 19 Oklahoma State | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20vs West Virginia | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-24vs No. 19 BYU | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Texas | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-30@ TCU | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-14vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Kansas State | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs Texas Tech | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-16vs No. 5 Oklahoma State | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 142 | 763 | 5.4 | 2 | 58 |
Week 2 · 2021
W 66-7
125 rush yds (10 car) · 4 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 59-point win at home against Texas Southern.
With G. Bohannon — 247 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.3 · 27 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · A. Smith — 126 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%128 carriesFumble rate
3.4%5 of 148 carries · 4 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 148 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 64.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 59.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 70.9 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 44.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
39.7%
365 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #65 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Baylor, 1,693 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #203 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 57 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Dave Aranda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 5th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 5th NFL season
