Senior running back for Boston College. 2022: 4 rushing yards, 4 catches.
5′9″ · 193 lb · Delray Beach, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 974 nationally · Signed with West Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Boston College. 2022: 4 rushing yards, 4 catches.
Alec Sinkfield
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Alec Sinkfield has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 rec yds, 4 rush yds against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 790 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 85 | 350 | 4.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 78 | 327 | 4.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 202 | 790 | 3.9 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 146 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Rutgers | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-27@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Maine | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-44@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tre Siggers’s 2020 season.
Matches Tre on
Differs from Tre on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jamal Jones’s path through Arkansas State.
Matches Jamal on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Demond Claiborne's senior season at Wake Forest (2023).
Matches Demond on
Differs from Demond on
Player DNA