Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of the carries with a spot in the play text: left 22, middle 61, right 19. The longest went for 29 yards.
Damari Alston
Damari Alston takes over from Dominic Richardson at Tulsa.
Rushing value per play
+0.17
our model · 2026 · 64 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-05
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 22.3% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 8.9% of carries. 11 carries for 22 yds vs Navy; 23 for 79 vs North Texas.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (46.7%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 59 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Oklahoma State | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 2 | 29 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-0vs East Texas A&M | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ Arkansas | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 44-45vs North Texas | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 26-34@ Navy | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17@ Rice | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38vs Army | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 102 | 425 | 4.2 | 6 | 29 |
Oct. 23 · L 35-38 vs Army, play by play
11 carries for 59 yards.
11-yard run on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
17-yard run. Second quarter, down 10-7.
12 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown.
26-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 24-17. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 22 yards.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, down 7-0.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 7-7.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 20-14. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown, a season high. Damari Alston converted a 4th and 1 with Tulsa up 14-10. Damari Alston also caught 4 passes for 22 yards.
4-yard run on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
11-yard run. Second quarter, down 3-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, up 14-10.
4-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 14-10. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 27 yards and a touchdown. Damari Alston also caught 3 passes for 16 yards.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, down 16-0. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown.
The per-play feed is missing a 3-yard run in the second quarter (a touchdown called back by a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 7 carries it has.
19-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 28-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 carries for 45 yards. Damari Alston converted a 4th and 1 with Tulsa down 14-10. Damari Alston also caught 5 passes for 39 yards.
8-yard catch on 4th and 1. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
2-yard catch on 4th and 3. First quarter, down 7-0. Turnover on downs.
4-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
13-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
15 carries for 73 yards and 2 touchdowns.
29-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 24-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 24-10
The plays that mattered most
121st in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
38%101 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 102 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 102 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often the receiver is targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2410% of team targetsCatch rate
62%15 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 24 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 69.8 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 36.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 52.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 59.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
49.7%
255 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
276 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
102 carries and 15 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #153 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze, D.J. Durkin and Tre Lamb.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
