Evan Hull: RB · Northwestern · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Evan Hull
Wins in space out of the backfield. Four seasons in the Northwestern backfield to date. A game that shows it: 124 rushing yards and 33 receiving yards against Southern Illinois — Week 3, 2022.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 11.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.3% of his carries. 9 carries for 23 yds vs Wisconsin; 35 for 181 vs Southern Illinois.
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
12 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.2%). 8 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (42.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 221 | 913 | 4.1 | 5 | 29 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 196 | 1,009 | 5.1 | 7 | 90 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 25 | 209 | 8.4 | 2 | 50 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 45 | 281 | 6.2 | 4 | 48 |
| Career | 487 | 2,412 | 5.0 | 18 | 90 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 55 | 546 | 9.9 | 2 | 45 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 33 | 264 | 8.0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 94 | 851 | 9.1 | 4 | 45 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-31vs Duke | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Southern Illinois | 25 | 124 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17vs Miami (OH) | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-17@ No. 11 Penn State | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Maryland | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-33@ Iowa | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-21vs No. 2 Ohio State | 30 | 122 | 4.1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-31@ Minnesota | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-17@ Purdue | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-41vs Illinois | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 221 | 913 | 4.1 | 5 | 29 |
Week 2 · 2022
L 23-31
vs Duke
14 rec · 213 yds · 1 TD · 65 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
With R. Hilinski — 435 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.8 · L. Akers — 45 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
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%223 carriesFumble rate
1.4%3 of 221 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 221 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 14-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 73.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 71.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 71.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 80.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
47.7%
417 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
221 carries and 55 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #47 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 2,412 rushing yards — drafted at #176 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
