Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/34Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (17.6%).
Chris Warren III
Last confirmed: Texas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Rockwall, TX
Chris Warren III: RB · Texas · #25.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Warren III
Wears you down at the goal line. Three seasons at Texas, two different head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. A game that shows it: 166 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against San José State — Week 2, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Texas in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 2 | 41 | Season-high 166 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14@ No. 24 West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-27vs Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 71 | 314 | 4.4 | 6 | 41 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2017
W 40-34
vs Kansas State
1 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD · 14 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
With S. Ehlinger — 380 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.1 · 107 rush yds (20 car) · M. Dickson — 53.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 67 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · San José State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.88Chris Warren III run for 41 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 5 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −3.46Chris Warren III run for a loss of 8 yards to the Texas 46 Chris Warren III fumbled, recovered by IowSt De'Monte Ruth
- Week 6 · Kansas State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 33 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 12 · West Virginia · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 20 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Becker KICK)
- Week 5 · Iowa State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Chris Warren III run for 11 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 7 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 17 yds to the Texas 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · TCU · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Shane Buechele pass complete to Chris Warren III for 12 yds to the TCU 30 for a
- Week 2 · San José State · 4th and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.56Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 9 yds to the SJSt 28 for a
- Week 6 · Kansas State · 3rd and 2 · Q5 · EPA +2.54Chris Warren III 2 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Kansas · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Chris Warren III run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mitchell Becker KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
70 of 71 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%70 carriesFumble rate
2.8%2 of 71 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
8 carries
9 of 9 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 71 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Texas5-7HC: Charlie Strong · Run-heavy
2016Texas5-7HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Texas7-6HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 45.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
71 carries, 18 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Texas
- 2017 Texas HermanYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Texas StrongYear 2 · 4 games
- 2015 Texas StrongYear 1 · 8 games
- Before collegeSigned with Texas in 2015 as a 4-star recruit, No. 80 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Texas in the 2015 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 1,150 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 24 games over 3 seasons.
2015 8 games
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Rockwall
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coaches2015–2016
Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.