Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/19Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (21.1%).
D'Andre Ferby
Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Nashville, TN
D'Andre Ferby: RB · Western Kentucky · #32.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D'Andre Ferby
Wears you down at the goal line. D'Andre Ferby has been at Western Kentucky through two head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 74 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Louisville — Week 3, 2018.
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.
Western Kentucky in the news
- WKU wins first conference game
College Heights Herald Oct 9
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 62 | 273 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 117 | 373 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 164 | 650 | 4.0 | 11 |
| Career | 344 | 1,297 | 3.8 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 132 | 5.5 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-34@ No. 4 Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-31vs Maine | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Louisville | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-38vs Florida International | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-29@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-34@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-16vs UTEP | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 2 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-15@ Louisiana Tech | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 2 | 36 | |
| Total | 62 | 273 | 4.4 | 6 | 36 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2018
W 30-15
67 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD
With A. Rinella — 37.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · S. Duncan — 92 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 29 rush yds (19 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.01D'Andre Ferby run for 36 yds for a TD (Alex Rinella KICK)
- Week 9 · Florida International · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45D'Andre Ferby run for 1 yd for a TD (Steven Duncan pass to Kyle Fourtenbary for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20D'Andre Ferby run for 7 yds for a TD Timeout WESTRN KENTUCKY (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 12 · UTEP · 1st and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20D'Andre Ferby run for 7 yds for a TD (Alex Rinella KICK)
- Week 12 · UTEP · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.59D'Andre Ferby run for 4 yds to the UTEP 49 for a
- Week 3 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.49D'Andre Ferby run for 2 yds to the WKent 32 WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, Offensive holding (Kyle Fourtenbary) to the WKent 22
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.34D'Andre Ferby run for 5 yds to the WKent 38 for a
- Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −1.16D'Andre Ferby run for no gain to the WKent 41
- Week 3 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.16D'Andre Ferby run for 14 yds to the WKent 37 for a
- Week 3 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.12D'Andre Ferby run for 9 yds to the Lvile 42
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
62 of 62 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%62 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds6%of carries
4 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
26 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds47%of carries
29 carries
Explosive
10+ yds5%of carries
3 carries
5 of 5 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 62 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Western Kentucky12-2HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning
2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 22.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 36.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 25.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
48.8%
428 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
73.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
62 carries and 2 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Western Kentucky
- 2018 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 5 · 9 games
- 2017 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 4 · 11 games
- 2016 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 3 · 1 game
- 2015 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 2 · 13 games
- 2014 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 1,297 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2016
Western Kentucky
2017–2018era →
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.