Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/33Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Demarcus Felton
Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · 205 lb · Houston, TX
Demarcus Felton: RB · Texas Tech · #2.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Demarcus Felton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent four seasons in the Texas Tech backfield. A game that shows it: 121 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Oklahoma State — Week 4, 2018.
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.
Texas Tech in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 60 | 286 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 22 | 102 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 64 | 354 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 |
| Career | 152 | 815 | 5.4 | 10 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-47vs Ole Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Lamar | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-49vs Houston | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-17@ No. 15 Oklahoma State | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 2 | 27 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 34-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ TCU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-16vs Kansas | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-40@ Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 46-51vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-21@ Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-35vs Baylor | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 60 | 286 | 4.8 | 6 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2018
W 41-17
121 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Oklahoma State.
With A. Bowman — 397 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · D. Panazzolo — 41 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Kansas · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +3.50Demarcus Felton run for 34 yds for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Demarcus Felton run for 27 yds for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 2 · Lamar · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Demarcus Felton run for 1 yd for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Demarcus Felton run for 17 yds for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 13 · Baylor · 1st and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Demarcus Felton run for 7 yds for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 3 · Houston · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −2.06Demarcus Felton run for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 47
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Lamar · 1st and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Demarcus Felton run for 6 yds for a TD (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.98Demarcus Felton run for 22 yds to the TexTc 47 for a
- Week 5 · West Virginia · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Demarcus Felton run for 3 yds to the WVirg 38 for a
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.92Demarcus Felton run for 8 yds to the OKSt 47 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%60 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
20 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
7 carries
7 of 7 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 6 (17%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 60 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 23-27 over that span.
2015Texas Tech7-6HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2016Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2017Texas Tech6-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Balanced, fast tempo
2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 25.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 30.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 34.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 16.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
55.8%
536 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
80.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
574 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
60 carries and 3 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Texas Tech
- 2018 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 5 · 11 games
- 2017 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 4 · 7 games
- 2016 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 3 · 8 games
- 2015 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 2 · 4 games
- 2014 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 815 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.