Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/103rd/4th & short
2/27Inside-5 share
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 2 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (7.4%).
Ulysses Bentley IV
Ulysses Bentley IV: RB · Ole Miss · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ulysses Bentley IV
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. All-AAC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 136 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Mississippi State — Week 14, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Ole Miss in the news
- Texas LT Trevor Goosby out for season
Yahoo Sports Oct 25 - Four-star TE commits to Ole Miss
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 76-0vs Furman | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ Wake Forest | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-13vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-29@ No. 13 LSU | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 1 | 50 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-14vs Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-31@ Arkansas | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-10vs No. 2 Georgia | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14vs Mississippi State | 20 | 136 | 6.8 | 1 | 89 | Season-high 136 yds |
 Bowl | W 52-20vs Duke | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 2 | 18 | |
| Total | 84 | 419 | 5.0 | 5 | 89 |
Signature game
Bowl · 2024
W 52-20
vs Duke · neutral site
70 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 30 yds
Dominant 32-point win at a neutral site against Duke.
With J. Dart — 404 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.2 · 43 rush yds (12 car) · J. Watkins — 7 rec · 180 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.76Ulysses Bentley IV 89 Yd Run
- Week 7 · LSU · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +5.87Ulysses Bentley IV run for 50 yds for a TD (Caden Davis KICK)
- Week 10 · Arkansas · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −4.21Ulysses Bentley IV run for no gain to the ARK 1
- Week 11 · Georgia · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Jaxson Dart pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 31 yds to the UGA 39 for a
- Week 11 · Georgia · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Ulysses Bentley IV 9 Yd Run
- Week 1 · Duke · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Jaxson Dart pass complete to Ulysses Bentley IV for 15 yds to the MISS 41 for a
4 more plays
- Week 14 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA −2.40Ulysses Bentley IV run for a loss of 7 yards to the MSST 47
- Week 1 · Duke · 1st and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Ulysses Bentley IV run for 8 yds for a TD (Caden Davis KICK)
- Week 7 · LSU · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.87Ulysses Bentley IV run for 9 yds to the MISS 47 for a
- Week 1 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.68Ulysses Bentley IV run for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
83 of 84 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
38%69 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
19 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
29 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
28 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
7 carries
6 of 10 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
5.0 yds/carry on 84 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo
2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2021SMU8-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 35.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 45.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 39.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 45.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
47.6%
433 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
84 carries and 13 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
45 · #170 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #170 at the position.
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Ole Miss KiffinYear 6 · 10 games
- 2023 Ole Miss KiffinYear 5 · 13 games
- 2022 Ole Miss KiffinYear 4 · 5 games
- 2021 SMU DykesYear 3 · 10 gamesAll-conference
- 2020 SMU DykesYear 2 · 10 gamesAll-conference
- 2019 SMU DykesYear 1 · 4 games
- High school C.E. KingHouston, TX · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 1,613 in the 2019 class. Signed with SMU.Also from C.E. King: Dylan Spencer (UTSA), Jo'Laison Landry (Texas State), Van Wells (Oregon State) and 1 more.
How it ended
Six seasons, at SMU and Ole Miss, 2,576 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over six seasons.
2019 4 games
- Signed with SMUThree-star, out of C.E. King
2020 10 games
The role got bigger.
- All-AACfirst
- AAC Rookies of the Yearwinner
2021 10 games
- All-AACsecond
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2021
SMU
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Dykes and Lane Kiffin.