Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/30Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
Ben Luckett
Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 229 lb · Palestine, TX
Ben Luckett: RB · UL Monroe · #24.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ben Luckett
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Ben Luckett has played for two head coaches in three seasons at UL Monroe. On tape: 127 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Coastal Carolina, Week 5, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
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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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-28vs Southern Miss | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-43vs Coastal Carolina | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 2 | 56 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 45-27@ Texas State | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-47vs Georgia State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-33@ South Alabama | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 2 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-31@ Idaho | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-45vs App State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42@ No. 6 Auburn | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 50-67vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 331 | 6.8 | 5 | 56 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2017
W 51-43
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.37Ben Luckett run for 56 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
- Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Ben Luckett run for 53 yds to the CCaro 17 for a
- Week 8 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Ben Luckett run for 22 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK) SOUTH ALABAMA Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined
- Week 6 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.99Ben Luckett run for 6 yds to the LaMon 43 UL MONROE Penalty, illegal block (Roland Jenkins) to the LaMon 47
- Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Ben Luckett run for 1 yd for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
- Week 9 · Idaho · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.79Ben Luckett run for 21 yds to the Idaho 43 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Idaho · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.76Caleb Evans pass complete to Ben Luckett for 8 yds to the LaMon 39 for a
- Week 8 · South Alabama · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +1.47Ben Luckett run for 13 yds to the SAlab 26
- Week 9 · Idaho · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.29Caleb Evans pass complete to Ben Luckett for 17 yds to the LaMon 36 for a
- Week 8 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.29Ben Luckett run for 30 yds to the SAlab 21 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
49 of 49 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%49 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
6 carries
Grind
1–3 yds45%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
15 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
6 carries
4 of 4 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 3 (100%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.8 yds/carry on 49 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015UL Monroe2-11HC: Todd Berry · Balanced
2016UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
2017UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 30.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 45.0 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 52.0 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 24.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
46.9%
404 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
49 carries and 3 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UL Monroe
- 2017 UL Monroe ViatorYear 4 · 9 games
- 2016 UL Monroe ViatorYear 3 · 11 games
- 2015 UL Monroe BerryYear 2 · 13 games
- 2014 UL Monroe BerryYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with UL Monroe in 2014 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,927 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UL Monroe in the 2014 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at UL Monroe, 1,290 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
2014
- Signed with UL Monroe2-star out of Palestine
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2015
UL Monroe
Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Berry → Matt Viator. Worth noting in scheme + development context.