Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/25Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (24.0%).
Uriah West
Uriah West: RB · Rice · #20.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Uriah West
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. A game that shows it: 32 rushing yards against McNeese — Week 2, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Rice in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rice | 48 | 121 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Career | 48 | 121 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rice | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 33-21vs Louisiana | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Houston | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24vs UAB | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-41@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-56vs Charlotte | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs UTEP | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41vs UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-21@ North Texas | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38vs Southern Miss | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 48 | 121 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2022
L 17-21
at North Texas
17 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 7 yds
With J. Otoviano — 94 rush yds (14 car) · 1 rec · 48 yds · A. Padgett — 229 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 30.2 · 26 rush yds (14 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · UTEP · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Uriah West run for 1 yd for a TD, (Christian VanSickle KICK)
- Week 13 · North Texas · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.06Uriah West run for 1 yd to the Rice 46 for a
- Week 2 · McNeese · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.92Uriah West run for 6 yds to the McNSt 31 for a
- Week 13 · North Texas · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Uriah West run for 1 yd for a TD, (Christian VanSickle KICK)
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.21Uriah West run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 35
- Week 1 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.04Uriah West run for 4 yds to the Rice 32 for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.95Uriah West run for 2 yds to the Rice 36 for a
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Uriah West run for 1 yd for a TD, (Christian VanSickle KICK)
- Week 13 · North Texas · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +0.64Uriah West run for 10 yds to the NoTex 22 for a
- Week 12 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.63Uriah West run for 2 yds to the Rice 37
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
45 of 48 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%43 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds7%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds62%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
13 carries
Explosive
10+ yds2%of carries
1 carry
8 of 8 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
2.5 yds/carry on 48 carries · 2% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 12.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 8.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 12.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Pass share
46.7%
402 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
48 carries and 1 catch in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
30 · #307 of 317 RBs · 2022
Two seasons, two schools
- 2022 Rice BloomgrenYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Jacksonville StateYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
One season at Rice, 121 rushing yards — the college career is complete.