Anthony Grant: RB · Nebraska · #23.
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Anthony Grant
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Willie Taggart, Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. The first one came in 2022: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 135 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 22.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.9% of his carries. 4 carries for 8 yds vs Iowa; 20 for 126 vs Louisiana Tech.
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
23.3% of carries overall (98/421) → 24.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/62) — 66.7% 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
2 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (13.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nebraska | 104 | 413 | 4.0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 218 | 915 | 4.2 | 6 | 46 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 327 | 1,328 | 4.1 | 9 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 0 | 19 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-11vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-14vs Louisiana Tech | 22 | 135 | 6.1 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 135 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 7-45vs No. 2 Michigan | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-7@ Illinois | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-9vs Northwestern | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Purdue | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20@ Michigan State | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13vs Maryland | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-24@ Wisconsin | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13vs No. 20 Iowa | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 104 | 413 | 4.0 | 3 | 34 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 28-14
135 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD
With H. Haarberg — 157 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · 107 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.9 · B. Buschini — 45.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 5 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
37%100 carriesFumble rate
2.9%3 of 104 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.0 yds/carry on 104 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 35.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 40.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 56.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 22.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
35.7%
261 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #292 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Florida State and Nebraska, 1,328 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule.
