Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.3% of carries overall (152/430) → 38.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/62) — 79.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Kevin Harris: RB · South Carolina · #20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kevin Harris
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at South Carolina. One game to point at: 128 rushing yards against Florida — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.3% of carries overall (152/430) → 38.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/62) — 79.2% 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
15 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 7 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (46.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 152 | 660 | 4.3 | 4 | 39 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 181 | 1,054 | 5.8 | 14 | 59 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 21 | 179 | 8.5 | 4 | 75 |
| Career | 354 | 1,893 | 5.3 | 22 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 21 | 159 | 7.6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 35 | 274 | 7.8 | 1 | 30 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ East Carolina | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-40@ No. 2 Georgia | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-16vs Kentucky | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-14vs Troy | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45@ Tennessee | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs Vanderbilt | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-44@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-17vs Florida | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 0 | 39 | Season-high 128 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Missouri | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-17vs Auburn | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-30vs Clemson | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 121 | 478 | 4.0 | 3 | 39 |
Week 6 · 2021
L 20-45
at Tennessee
61 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 12 yds
With K. Kroeger — 44 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · L. Doty — 167 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.9 · 29 rush yds (9 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%121 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 152 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 54.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 30.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 39.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 48.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
44.1%
360 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
152 carries and 11 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at South Carolina, 1,893 rushing yards — drafted at #183 overall by the New England Patriots.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, and Shane Beamer. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 5th NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 5th NFL season