Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Corey Grant
Last confirmed: Auburn, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Opelika, AL
Corey Grant: RB · Auburn · #20.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Corey Grant
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. One game to point at: 89 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against San José State — Week 2, 2014.
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.
Auburn in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auburn | 60 | 364 | 6.1 | 3 |
| Career | 60 | 364 | 6.1 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auburn | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Arkansas | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs San José State | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 89 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 20-14@ No. 20 Kansas State | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-7vs No. 15 LSU | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38@ No. 3 Mississippi State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-35vs South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-31@ No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-41vs Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ No. 16 Georgia | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-7vs Samford | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 14 | L 44-55@ No. 2 Alabama | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | L 31-34@ No. 17 Wisconsin | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 60 | 364 | 6.1 | 3 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2014
W 45-21
vs Arkansas
87 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Arkansas.
With D. Carlson — 53.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Johnson — 243 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Nick Marshall pass complete to Corey Grant for 13 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 6 · LSU · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.83Corey Grant run for 12 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 14 · Alabama · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Corey Grant run for 5 yds for a TD, (N. Marshall Run For Two-point Conversion)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.43Nick Marshall pass complete to Corey Grant for 2 yds to the Aub 46 AUBURN Penalty, Offensive holding (Quan Bray) to the Aub 36
- Week 5 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.99Corey Grant run for a loss of 6 yards to the LaTch 43
- Week 12 · Georgia · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.82Nick Marshall pass complete to Corey Grant for 15 yds to the Aub 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −1.54Corey Grant run for a loss of 4 yards to the Samf 35
- Week 6 · LSU · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.48Corey Grant run for 16 yds to the LSU 28 for a
- Week 1 · Arkansas · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Corey Grant run for 3 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 2 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.46Corey Grant run for 18 yds to the SJSt 42 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%55 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds25%of carries
15 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds25%of carries
15 carries
6.1 yds/carry on 60 carries · 25% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 32.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 21.4 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 40.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
35.5%
332 pass / 602 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
60 carries and 10 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Auburn
- 2014 Auburn MalzahnYear 4 · 13 games
- 2013 Auburn MalzahnYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Auburn ChizikYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Auburn ChizikYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at Auburn, 364 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coaches2011–2012
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gene Chizik → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.