Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/21Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (4.8%).
Dave Small
Last confirmed: South Florida, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 210 lb · Lauderhill, FL
Dave Small: RB · South Florida · #21.
Dave Small
Second year in the South Florida backfield. On tape: 21 rushing yards against South Carolina State, Week 3, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Florida | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | South Florida | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs South Carolina State | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs No. 17 Cincinnati | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-49vs No. 18 Memphis | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-34@ UCF | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 21 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2019
L 10-49
vs Memphis
14 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
With T. Schneider — 51.6 yards per punt · 9 punts · 1 inside the 20 · K. Joiner Jr. — 115 rush yds (13 car)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Charlie Strong, all run-leaning offenses — 11-14 over that span.
2018South Florida7-6HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning
2019South Florida4-8HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 11.7 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
42.6%
328 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
11.7%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
5 carries in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at South Florida
- 2020 South Florida ScottYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 South Florida StrongYear 2 · 4 games
- 2018 South Florida StrongYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 51 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coaches2018–2019
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Jeff Scott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.