Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
42.7% of carries overall (225/527) → 39.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/68) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Last confirmed: Nevada, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Sacramento, CA · Iowa Western C.C.
Don Jackson: RB · Nevada · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Don Jackson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the Nevada backfield. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards against New Mexico — Week 6, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
42.7% of carries overall (225/527) → 39.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/68) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
10 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (58.8%). 11 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (52.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs UC Davis | 13 | 124 | 9.5 | 2 | 30 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs No. 22 Arizona | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-44@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21@ Buffalo | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 2 | 55 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-23vs UNLV | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-17vs New Mexico | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 0 | 50 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28@ Wyoming | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-20vs Hawai'i | 20 | 61 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-16@ Fresno State | 21 | 140 | 6.7 | 0 | 62 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs San José State | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ Utah State | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ San Diego State | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 | |
Bowl | W 28-23@ Colorado State | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 229 | 1078 | 4.7 | 8 | 62 |
Week 1 · 2015
W 31-17
vs UC Davis
124 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
With T. Stewart — 163 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.1 · 43 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · A. Boy — 45 yards per punt · 2 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%219 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 229 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Brian Polian — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 91.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 79.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 83.1 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 82.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Polian
Pass share
37.9%
330 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
66.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2015
229 carries and 7 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Nevada, 2,035 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2015
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Polian.