Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Stone Mountain, GA
Dallas Rivers: RB · Vanderbilt · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dallas Rivers
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Vanderbilt. One game to point at: 41 rushing yards and 1 tackle against South Carolina — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 24 | 78 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 60 | 183 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 218 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Career | 165 | 571 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 27-34@ South Carolina | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-44vs Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-45vs Missouri | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-24@ Tennessee | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 24 | 78 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 |
Week 9 · 2017
L 27-34
41 rush yds (11 car)
With K. Shurmur — 333 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.8 · K. Lipscomb — 7 rec · 128 yds · 1 TD · 11 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
4 seasons under Derek Mason — 18-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 35.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 15.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
54.2%
403 pass / 341 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 571 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Derek Mason.
