Last confirmed: Boise State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 219 lb · San Bernardino, CA
Alexander Mattison: RB · Boise State · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alexander Mattison
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Boise State. A game that shows it: 200 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Fresno State — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 15.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 14 carries for 50 yds vs Oklahoma State; 40 for 200 vs Fresno State.
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
58.7% of carries overall (283/482) → 48.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (62/127) — 75.8% 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
18 of 23 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (78.3%). 22 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (78.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boise State | 302 | 1,412 | 4.7 | 17 |
| 2017 | Boise State | 212 | 1,086 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 2016 | Boise State | 67 | 328 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Career | 581 | 2,826 | 4.9 | 33 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boise State | 27 | 173 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | Boise State | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boise State | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 |
| Career | 60 | 511 | 8.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-20@ Troy | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-7vs UConn | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 2 | 35 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-44@ No. 24 Oklahoma State | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-14@ Wyoming | 20 | 57 | 2.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-19vs San Diego State | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-27@ Nevada | 24 | 69 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-28vs Colorado State | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-38@ Air Force | 22 | 136 | 6.2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-16vs BYU | 25 | 89 | 3.6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs No. 16 Fresno State | 30 | 144 | 4.8 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-14@ New Mexico | 20 | 145 | 7.3 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-24vs No. 14 Utah State | 37 | 200 | 5.4 | 3 | 59 | Season-high 200 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19vs No. 25 Fresno State | 40 | 200 | 5.0 | 1 | 34 | 200-yard day |
| Total | 302 | 1412 | 4.7 | 17 | 59 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 33-24
vs Utah State
200 rush yds (37 car) · 3 TD · 3 rec · 12 yds
With B. Rypien — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · Q. Skillin — 43 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%282 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 302 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 31-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 128 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| Road6g | 85.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 68.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 143 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
47.6%
460 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
74.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
496 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
302 carries and 27 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boise State, 2,826 rushing yards — drafted at #102 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bryan Harsin.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
