Last confirmed: Ohio, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Covington, OH
A.J. Ouellette: RB · Ohio · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Ouellette
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent five seasons in the Ohio backfield. On tape: 196 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Buffalo, Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.1% of his carries. 11 carries for 15 yds vs Northern Illinois; 26 for 196 vs Buffalo.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
39.6% of carries overall (209/528) → 21.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/119) — 26.9% 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
13 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.2%). 14 of the team's 41 inside-the-5 carries (34.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-32vs Howard | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | 164-yard day |
| Wk 3 | L 31-45@ Virginia | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34@ Cincinnati | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-42vs Massachusetts | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 1 | 49 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kent State | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Northern Illinois | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-14vs Bowling Green | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-14vs Ball State | 13 | 135 | 10.4 | 2 | 44 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-14@ Western Michigan | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Miami (OH) | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 0 | 58 | 168-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 52-17vs Buffalo | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 2 | 33 | Season-high 196 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Akron | 15 | 169 | 11.3 | 2 | 44 | 169-yard day |
 Bowl | W 27-0vs San Diego State | 29 | 164 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 213 | 1306 | 6.1 | 12 | 58 |
Week 12 · 2018
W 52-17
vs Buffalo
196 rush yds (26 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Buffalo.
With N. Rourke — 209 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 77 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. Buckner — 1 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
51%184 carriesFumble rate
1.4%3 of 213 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 213 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
5 seasons under Frank Solich — 40-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 118 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 72.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 69.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 137 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.2%
312 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
346 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
213 carries and 21 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio, 3,829 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Frank Solich.
