Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/29Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (13.8%).
Brandon Radcliff
Last confirmed: Louisville, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Miami, FL
Brandon Radcliff: RB · Louisville · #23.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Radcliff
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the Louisville backfield. A game that shows it: 156 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Syracuse — Week 2, 2016.
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.
Louisville in the news
- Kelsey urges court to end eligibility chaos
- Louisville commit cancels visits
Yahoo Sports Oct 14
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisville | 138 | 903 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 139 | 634 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2014 | Louisville | 144 | 737 | 5.1 | 12 |
| Career | 421 | 2,274 | 5.4 | 25 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisville | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Louisville | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 190 | 10.0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-14vs Charlotte | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-28@ Syracuse | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 1 | 48 | Season-high 156 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 63-20vs No. 2 Florida State | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-28@ Marshall | 19 | 131 | 6.9 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 5 | L 36-42@ No. 5 Clemson | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Duke | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 54-13vs NC State | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-25@ Virginia | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-7@ Boston College | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-12vs Wake Forest | 11 | 141 | 12.8 | 3 | 55 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 12 | L 10-36@ Houston | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41vs Kentucky | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 0 | 26 | |
 Bowl | L 9-29vs No. 19 LSU | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 138 | 903 | 6.5 | 6 | 55 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2016
W 44-12
vs Wake Forest
141 rush yds (11 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 32-point win at home against Wake Forest.
With L. Jackson — 153 rush yds (22 car) · 145 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.8 · M. King — 41.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 47 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Duke · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA −4.67Brandon Radcliff run for 10 yds to the Duke 5 Brandon Radcliff fumbled, recovered by Duke Alonzo Saxton II
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.38Brandon Radcliff run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 22 Brandon Radcliff fumbled, recovered by WFrst Josh Okonye
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +4.01Brandon Radcliff run for 55 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.69Brandon Radcliff run for 48 yds for a TD, (Evan O'Hara KICK)
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Brandon Radcliff run for 29 yds to the Syrac 38 for a
- Week 4 · Marshall · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Brandon Radcliff run for 10 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Brandon Radcliff run for 19 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 4 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.73Brandon Radcliff run for 32 yds to the Marsh 45 for a
- Week 3 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Brandon Radcliff run for 30 yds to the FlaSt 45 for a
- Week 1 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.57Lamar Jackson pass complete to Brandon Radcliff for 16 yds for a TD, (Evan O'Hara KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
136 of 138 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%130 carriesFumble rate
2.9%4 of 138 carries · 4 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
23 carries
Grind
1–3 yds24%of carries
33 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds37%of carries
50 carries
Explosive
10+ yds22%of carries
30 carries
7 of 8 (88%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 0 of 4 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.5 yds/carry on 138 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
24%
Grind (1–3)
37%
Chunk (4–9)
22%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bobby Petrino, all run-leaning offenses — 26-13 over that span.
2014Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2015Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2016Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 71.0 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 75.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.0 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 57.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
45.6%
436 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
485 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
Starter
138 carries and 9 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Louisville
- 2016 Louisville PetrinoYear 5 · 13 games
- 2015 Louisville PetrinoYear 4 · 12 games
- 2014 Louisville PetrinoYear 3 · 11 games
- 2013 Louisville StrongYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Louisville StrongYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisville, 2,274 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012–2013
Louisville
Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Bobby Petrino. Worth noting in scheme + development context.