Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/24Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (4.2%).
Justin Silmon
Last confirmed: Kansas State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Tulsa, OK
Justin Silmon: RB · Kansas State · #32.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Silmon
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Kansas State backfield. On tape: 51 rushing yards and 1 reception against Oklahoma, Week 9, 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.
Kansas State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 43 | 225 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 86 | 464 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 78 | 355 | 4.6 | 2 |
| Career | 227 | 1,120 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | 1 | −6 | −6.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs UTSA | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35@ No. 12 West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-51@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 21-6vs Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 | 23 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2018
L 14-51
at Oklahoma
51 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
With D. Anctil — 46.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 5 inside the 20 · S. John Thompson — 108 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 54 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Justin Silmon run for 9 yds for a TD (Blake Lynch KICK)
- Week 3 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.69Justin Silmon run for a loss of 3 yards to the KanSt 38
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.36Justin Silmon run for a loss of 1 yard to the KanSt 48
- Week 3 · UTSA · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.30Justin Silmon run for 10 yds to the KanSt 44 for a
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Justin Silmon run for 23 yds to the KanSt 30 for a
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.10Justin Silmon run for 12 yds to the KanSt 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · UTSA · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −0.85Justin Silmon run for no gain to the KanSt 33
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.67Skylar Thompson pass complete to Justin Silmon for a loss of 6 yards to the KanSt 25
- Week 4 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.46Justin Silmon run for no gain to the KanSt 17 Justin Silmon fumbled, recovered by WVirg Reese Donahue
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA −0.46Justin Silmon run for a loss of 4 yards to the KanSt 16
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Bill Snyder — 28-23 over that span.
2015Kansas State6-7HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
2016Kansas State9-4HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
2017Kansas State8-5HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2018Kansas State5-7HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 12.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 25.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 29.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Snyder
Pass share
36.6%
291 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
20 carries and 1 catch in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Kansas State
- 2018 Kansas State SnyderYear 5 · 4 games
- 2017 Kansas State SnyderYear 4 · 11 games
- 2016 Kansas State SnyderYear 3 · 12 games
- 2015 Kansas State SnyderYear 2 · 13 games
- 2014 Kansas State SnyderYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 1,120 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Bill Snyder.