Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16/223rd/4th & short
14/33Inside-5 share
16 of 22 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 14 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (42.4%).
Darius Tice
Last confirmed: South Florida, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Miami, FL · Northwestern
Darius Tice: RB · South Florida · #13.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darius Tice
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Darius Tice has been at South Florida through two head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 141 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Tulane — Week 8, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Florida | 178 | 943 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 30 | 169 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2015 | South Florida | 88 | 460 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2014 | South Florida | 40 | 104 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Career | 336 | 1,676 | 5.0 | 16 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Florida | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | South Florida | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | South Florida | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 145 | 8.5 | 1 |
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 | W 42-22@ San José State | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Stony Brook | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-23vs Illinois | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-7vs Temple | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-31@ East Carolina | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-3vs Cincinnati | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-28@ Tulane | 13 | 141 | 10.8 | 1 | 45 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 24-28vs Houston | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-20@ UConn | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20vs Tulsa | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 13 | L 42-49@ No. 13 UCF | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1 | 10 | |
 Bowl | W 38-34vs Texas Tech | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 178 | 943 | 5.3 | 11 | 54 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2017
W 43-7
vs Temple
117 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Temple.
With J. Hernandez — 45.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 54 long · Q. Flowers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.4 · 59 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Tulsa · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +5.05Darius Tice run for 54 yds for a TD, (Emilio Nadelman KICK)
- Week 4 · Temple · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +4.77Darius Tice run for 47 yds for a TD, (Emilio Nadelman KICK)
- Week 1 · Texas Tech · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −4.21Darius Tice run for no gain to the TexTc 1
- Week 9 · Houston · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −4.00Darius Tice run for no gain to the Houst 11
- Week 8 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.48Darius Tice run for 45 yds for a TD, (Emilio Nadelman PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 8 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Darius Tice run for 43 yds to the Tulan 30 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Illinois · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Darius Tice 10 Yd Run
- Week 1 · Stony Brook · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Darius Tice 14 Yd Run
- Week 7 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Darius Tice run for 11 yds for a TD, (Emilio Nadelman KICK)
- Week 1 · Stony Brook · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Darius Tice 1 Yd Run
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
177 of 178 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
50%161 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 178 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
31 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
59 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
62 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
25 carries
16 of 22 (73%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 14 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.3 yds/carry on 178 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
18%
Stuffed (≤0)
33%
Grind (1–3)
35%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2014South Florida4-8HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo
2015South Florida8-5HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy
2016South Florida11-2HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy
2017South Florida10-2HC: Charlie Strong · Run-heavy, 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 | 84.3 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 74.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 79.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 77.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
36.9%
366 pass / 626 run
Plays / game
82.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
Starter
178 carries and 2 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at South Florida
- 2017 South Florida StrongYear 5 · 12 games
- 2016 South Florida TaggartYear 4 · 4 games
- 2015 South Florida TaggartYear 3 · 13 games
- 2014 South Florida TaggartYear 2 · 9 games
- 2013 South Florida TaggartYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with South Florida in 2013 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,695 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with South Florida in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Florida, 1,676 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 4 seasons.
2013
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Northwestern
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coaches2013–2016
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.