Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
24.3% of carries overall (121/497) → 30.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/72) — 77.3% 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: Florida Atlantic, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Loxahatchee, FL · Seminole Ridge
Kerrith Whyte Jr.: RB · Florida Atlantic · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kerrith Whyte Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Kerrith Whyte Jr. has been at Florida Atlantic through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 165 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida International — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
24.3% of carries overall (121/497) → 30.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/72) — 77.3% 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
4 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 134 | 866 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 55 | 347 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 43 | 145 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Career | 232 | 1,358 | 5.9 | 11 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 160 | 16.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-63@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-26vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-28vs Bethune-Cookman | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-56@ No. 16 UCF | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-25@ Middle Tennessee | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-33vs Old Dominion | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-31@ Marshall | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-21vs Louisiana Tech | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-14@ Florida International | 17 | 165 | 9.7 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 165 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 34-15vs Western Kentucky | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 2 | 77 | 163-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ North Texas | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs Charlotte | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 134 | 866 | 6.5 | 8 | 77 |
Week 4 · 2018
L 36-56
at UCF
84 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 23 yds · 1 TD
With C. Robison — 124 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · 34 rush yds (10 car) · D. Singletary — 131 rush yds (25 car) · 3 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
58%123 carriesFumble rate
2.2%3 of 134 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.5 yds/carry on 134 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 58% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 69.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 75.3 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 55.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 88.8 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
39.1%
371 pass / 577 run
Plays / game
79.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
134 carries and 10 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 1,358 rushing yards — drafted at #222 overall by the Chicago Bears.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Partridge → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 8th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 8th NFL season