Last confirmed: Miami, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Miami, FL · Miami Central
Joseph Yearby: RB · Miami · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joseph Yearby
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Joseph Yearby has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Miami. On tape: 121 rushing yards and 21 receiving yards against Florida Atlantic, Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
32.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 16.8% of his carries. 6 carries for 1 yds vs Notre Dame; 20 for 121 vs Florida Atlantic.
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
7 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (26.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-3vs Florida A&M | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 2 | 64 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Florida Atlantic | 20 | 121 | 6.1 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10@ App State | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-21@ Georgia Tech | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs No. 23 Florida State | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20vs North Carolina | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-37@ Virginia Tech | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-28vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14@ Virginia | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-13@ NC State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-21vs Duke | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 31-14vs No. 14 West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 102 | 608 | 6.0 | 7 | 64 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 70-3
vs Florida A&M
105 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 14 yds
Dominant 67-point win at home against Florida A&M.
With B. Kaaya — 135 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.1 · G. Edwards — 106 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%98 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 102 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.0 yds/carry on 102 carries · 21% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 61.5 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 37.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 64.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 26.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
50.4%
425 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 2,119 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
