Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/23Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
Brady Ross
Last confirmed: Iowa, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 246 lb · Humboldt, IA
Brady Ross: FB · Iowa · #36.
Brady Ross
Fourth year in the Iowa backfield. On tape: 2 rushing yards against Iowa State, Week 3, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa in the news
- Iowa QB1 named for Week 8
- Iowa State WR Overby out for season
The Des Moines Register Oct 15 - QB Brown medically cleared but playing status uncertain
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 18-17@ Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 48-3vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-17vs No. 10 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-20vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2019
W 48-3
1 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
With N. Stanley — 276 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.5 · I. Smith-Marsette — 4 rec · 60 yds · 28 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
2019 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-17 over that span.
2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2017Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2018Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2019Iowa10-3HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
6 carries and 1 catch in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Iowa
- 2019 Iowa FerentzYear 4 · 5 games
- 2018 Iowa FerentzYear 3 · 6 games
- 2017 Iowa FerentzYear 2 · 4 games
- 2016 Iowa FerentzYear 1 · 8 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 25 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.