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Miami (OH) · Through Week 8

Rodney Nelson

#0 · RB · Fr. · 5'8" · 195 lbs · Owings, MD

#201

of 218 running backs · Bottom 9%

-1.17

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing -1.168 games
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What the numbers say about Rodney

  • •Heating up: +0.18 points per play over his last three games, up from -0.16 for the season.
  • •Ranks #201 of 218 running backs (top 92%) with -1.17 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry-0.08Bottom 14%
  • Rush success rate34.6%Bottom 9%
  • Yards per carry5.0Top 45%
  • Explosive run rate7.7%Bottom 37%
  • Stuffed rate20.5%Bottom 15%
  • Carry share38.0%Top 38%
  • EPA per target-0.03Bottom 31%

What he does best

No single stat in the top quarter at his position yet.

What to work on

  • Rush success rate (Bottom 9%)
  • EPA per carry (Bottom 14%)
  • Middle (-0.37 per play, vs +0.49 left)

Coaching notes

  • Direction. Best: left (+0.49 per play). Toughest: middle (-0.37).
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Players like Nelson

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down-0.08 EPA · 35% succ · 49 plays
  • 2nd down-0.06 EPA · 36% succ · 28 plays
  • 3rd/4th down-0.82 EPA · 0% succ · 1 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs-0.07 EPA · 39% succ · 64 plays
  • Passing downs-0.13 EPA · 14% succ · 14 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.10 EPA · 47% succ · 15 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else-0.07 EPA · 36% succ · 73 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses-0.36 EPA · 20% succ · 5 plays

Direction

  • Middle-0.37 EPA · 30% succ · 44 plays
  • Left+0.49 EPA · 44% succ · 18 plays
  • Right+0.04 EPA · 38% succ · 16 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
783915.037.7%20.5%38.0%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
32220

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1atPittsburgh5 car, 5 yds, 0 TD—-0.37
2vsHoly Cross4 car, 18 yds, 0 TD—-0.64
3atCincinnati7 car, 32 yds, 0 TD—-0.33
4vsUConn12 car, 29 yds, 0 TD1/1, 23 yds, 0 TD-0.33
5vsBowling Green16 car, 70 yds, 0 TD1/1, -1 yds, 0 TD-0.19
6atMassachusetts11 car, 52 yds, 0 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD0.00
7vsAkron13 car, 142 yds, 2 TD—+0.57
8atCentral Michigan10 car, 43 yds, 1 TD—-0.02