Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/17Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Anthony Scott
Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 200 lb · Virginia Beach, VA · Green Run
Anthony Scott: RB · East Carolina · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Scott
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at East Carolina, two different head coaches: Ruffin McNeill and Scottie Montgomery. A game that shows it: 73 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against North Carolina — Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 103 | 405 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 79 | 384 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | East Carolina | 49 | 207 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 55 | 268 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Career | 286 | 1,264 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 23 | 164 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 2015 | East Carolina | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 304 | 6.3 | 3 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-28vs North Carolina A&T | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-19vs North Carolina | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ South Florida | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-35vs Old Dominion | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-49@ Temple | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-42vs Houston | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-37vs No. 10 UCF | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-59vs Memphis | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-21vs UConn | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-56@ Cincinnati | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-58@ NC State | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 53 | |
| Total | 103 | 405 | 3.9 | 3 | 53 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
W 41-19
73 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 20 yds
Dominant 22-point win at home against North Carolina.
With R. Herring — 290 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · J. Young — 42.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.57Anthony Scott run for 53 yds to the NCSt 25 for a
- Week 12 · UConn · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.35Anthony Scott run for 26 yds to the UConn 5 for a
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −2.21Reid Herring pass complete to Anthony Scott for a loss of 6 yards to the NCAT 37
- Week 2 · North Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Anthony Scott run for 10 yds to the ECaro 41 for a
- Week 12 · UConn · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Anthony Scott run for 5 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)
- Week 2 · North Carolina · 1st and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Anthony Scott run for 6 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.95Anthony Scott run for a loss of 4 yards to the ECaro 41
- Week 2 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Anthony Scott run for 26 yds to the ECaro 40 for a
- Week 12 · UConn · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.87Anthony Scott run for 34 yds to the UConn 10 for a
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.81Reid Herring pass complete to Anthony Scott for 20 yds to the NCAT 17 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
88 of 103 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
27%88 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 103 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds27%of carries
24 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
36 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds22%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
9 carries
2 of 5 (40%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.9 yds/carry on 103 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 27% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014East Carolina8-5HC: Ruffin McNeill · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2015East Carolina5-7HC: Ruffin McNeill · Balanced
2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2018East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 39.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 32.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 38.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery
Pass share
56.8%
561 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
82.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
598 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
103 carries and 16 catches in 11 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at East Carolina
- 2018 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 5 · 11 games
- 2017 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 East Carolina MontgomeryYear 3 · 8 games
- 2015 East Carolina McNeillYear 2 · 9 games
- 2014 East Carolina McNeillYear 1 · 13 games
- Before collegeSigned with East Carolina in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,533 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with East Carolina in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at East Carolina, 1,264 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 41 games over 4 seasons.
2014 13 games
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Green Run
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2015
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Ruffin McNeill → Scottie Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.