Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/20Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
Drake Kulick
Last confirmed: Iowa, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Muscatine, IA
Drake Kulick: FB · Iowa · #45.
Drake Kulick
This is his third year in the same backfield at Iowa. One game to point at: 1 rushing yards against Nebraska — Week 13, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa in the news
- Iowa QB1 named for Week 8
- Iowa State WR Overby out for season
The Des Moines Register Oct 15 - QB Brown medically cleared but playing status uncertain
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-41@ Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-14@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | Season-high 1 yds |
 Bowl | W 27-20@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2017
W 55-24
vs Ohio State
1 rec · 2 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Ohio State.
With N. Stanley — 226 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.7 · C. Rastetter — 18 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 7 rush yds (1 car)
2017 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 28-12 over that span.
2015Iowa12-2HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2017Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
42.9%
355 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
3 catches and 2 carries in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Iowa
- 2017 Iowa FerentzYear 5 · 4 games
- 2016 Iowa FerentzYear 4 · 2 games
- 2015 Iowa FerentzYear 3 · 1 game
- 2014 Iowa FerentzYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 Iowa FerentzYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 11 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coach2013–2017
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.