Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Andrew Clair
Andrew Clair: RB · Northwestern · #11.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Andrew Clair
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Mike Jinks, Carl Pelini, Scot Loeffler and Pat Fitzgerald. On tape: 35 rushing yards against Illinois, Week 13, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Northwestern in the news
- Dante Moore out for season
OregonLive Oct 29
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 63 | 349 | 5.5 | 1 | 32 |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 52 | 266 | 5.1 | 0 | 42 |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 68 | 244 | 3.6 | 4 | 22 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 135 | 702 | 5.2 | 5 | 74 |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 107 | 725 | 6.8 | 4 | 43 |
| Career | 443 | 2,380 | 5.4 | 15 | 74 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 2 | 61 |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 2 | 29 |
| Career | 60 | 400 | 6.7 | 4 | 61 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-31vs Duke | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Southern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Maryland | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-33@ Iowa | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-21vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-31@ Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-17@ Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-41vs Illinois | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Total | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2022
L 24-31
at Maryland
27 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
With B. Sullivan — 143 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.0 · 53 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · E. Hull — 119 rush yds (20 car) · 4 rec · 31 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Maryland · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Andrew Clair run for 9 yds for a TD, (Adam Stage KICK)
- Week 13 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.98Andrew Clair run for 22 yds to the Nwest 47 for a
- Week 13 · Illinois · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.20Andrew Clair run for 12 yds to the Illin 37 for a
- Week 9 · Iowa · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.02Andrew Clair run for no gain to the Nwest 44
- Week 10 · Ohio State · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.98Andrew Clair run for 1 yd to the Nwest 44
- Week 9 · Iowa · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.69Andrew Clair run for 4 yds to the Iowa 30 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.61Andrew Clair run for no gain to the Duke 32
- Week 2 · Duke · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.38Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Andrew Clair for no gain to the Duke 16
- Week 8 · Maryland · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.37Andrew Clair run for 4 yds to the Mary 20 for a
- Week 2 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.34Andrew Clair run for 3 yds to the Duke 43
Teams and coaches
2017Bowling Green2-10HC: Mike Jinks · Balanced
2018Bowling Green3-9HC: Mike Jinks and Carl Pelini · Balanced
2019Bowling Green3-9HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning
2020Bowling Green0-5HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-heavy
2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 9.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
47.7%
417 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
18 carries and 6 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2022 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 6 · 10 games
- 2021 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 5 · 12 games
- Feb 2021 Entered the transfer portalBowling Green to Northwestern
- 2020 Bowling Green LoefflerYear 4 · 4 games
- 2019 Bowling Green LoefflerYear 3 · 4 games
- 2018 Bowling Green JinksYear 2 · 11 games
- 2017 Bowling Green JinksYear 1 · 11 games
- High school St. Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 1,876 in the 2017 class. Signed with Bowling Green.Also from St. Louis University: Ryan Wingo (Texas), Keenan Harris (Missouri), Zach Ortwerth (Iowa) and 4 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Bowling Green to Northwestern, Feb 8, 2021.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Bowling Green and Northwestern, 2,380 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over six seasons.
2017 11 games
- Signed with Bowling GreenThree-star, out of St. Louis University
2021 12 games
- Transferred to Northwesternfrom Bowling Green
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
4 coaches2017
Bowling Green
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Jinks, Carl Pelini, Scot Loeffler and Pat Fitzgerald.