Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
14/31Inside-5 share
14 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (45.2%).
Khari Blasingame
Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 235 lb · New Market, AL · Buckhorn
Khari Blasingame: RB · Vanderbilt · #23.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Khari Blasingame
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. This is his third year in the same backfield at Vanderbilt. A game that shows it: 88 rushing yards against Tennessee State — Week 5, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Vanderbilt in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 96 | 401 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 147 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 97 | 449 | 4.6 | 10 |
| Career | 238 | 997 | 4.2 | 15 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 320 | 12.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 380 | 10.9 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Nevada | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-22@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-37vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-27vs Tennessee State | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 88 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-37vs No. 14 Florida | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-14@ No. 14 Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ Arkansas | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-33@ Missouri | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-29vs Ole Miss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-13vs Tennessee | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 1 | 21 | |
 Bowl | L 38-45vs Baylor | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Total | 96 | 401 | 4.2 | 5 | 35 |
Signature game
Bowl · 2018
L 38-45
vs Baylor · neutral site
3 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD · 16 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD
With K. Vaughn — 243 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · K. Shurmur — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 14 rush yds (4 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.86Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 65 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Khari Blasingame run for 30 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 6 · Georgia · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.90Khari Blasingame run for no gain to the Geo 14
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 15 yds to the Bayl 48 for a
- Week 8 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 33 yds to the Kent 47 for a
- Week 13 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 21 yds to the Vandy 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Georgia · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Khari Blasingame run for 19 yds to the Vandy 45 for a
- Week 5 · Tennessee State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Khari Blasingame run for 24 yds to the TenSt 29 for a
- Week 9 · Arkansas · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Khari Blasingame run for 5 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 9 · Arkansas · 2nd and 19 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 23 yds to the Ark 12 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
96 of 96 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%92 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds28%of carries
27 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
31 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
11 carries
3 of 8 (38%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 14 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 96 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 17-21 over that span.
2016Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Run-leaning
2017Vanderbilt5-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo
2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 37.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 24.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 33.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
49.2%
413 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Starter
96 carries and 25 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Vanderbilt
- 2018 Vanderbilt MasonYear 5 · 13 games
- 2017 Vanderbilt MasonYear 4 · 10 games
- 2016 Vanderbilt MasonYear 3 · 13 games
- 2015 Vanderbilt MasonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Vanderbilt MasonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Vanderbilt in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,480 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Vanderbilt in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 997 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
2014
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Buckhorn
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.