Senior running back for Maryland. 2021: 235 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.
5′11″ · 225 lb · Kalihi, HI
The story
4 running back for Maryland. 2021: 235 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearChallen Faamatau
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Second year in the Maryland backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 71 rush yds, 19 rec yds against Ohio State — Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Maryland, 239 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Locksley — 9-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: epa / carry (13th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 25.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 54.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 29.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 39.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-24vs West Virginia | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Howard | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-16vs Kent State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-66@ Ohio State | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 16-34@ Minnesota | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35vs Indiana | 21 | 44 | 2.1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-31vs Penn State | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 56 | 235 | 5.4 | 3 | 30 |
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jared Wilson’s 2020 season.
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Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nicholas Singleton's sophomore season at Penn State (2023).
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Player DNA