Last confirmed: TCU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Arlington, TX · Martin
Kyle Hicks: RB · TCU · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kyle Hicks
Wins in space out of the backfield. Fourth year in the TCU backfield. One game to point at: 84 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against SMU — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
27.7% of carries overall (138/499) → 13.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/118) — 100.0% 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
9 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (29.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-7@ Arkansas | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-36vs SMU | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs No. 23 West Virginia | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-6@ Kansas State | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 43-0vs Kansas | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-14@ No. 25 Iowa State | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Texas | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-38@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-3@ Texas Tech | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-22vs Baylor | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-41@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | |
 Bowl | W 39-37vs No. 15 Stanford | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 139 | 637 | 4.6 | 4 | 41 |
Week 11 · 2017
L 20-38
at Oklahoma
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%132 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 139 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 139 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 40-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 52.8 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 60.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 59.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 48.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
45.6%
430 pass / 513 run
Plays / game
67.4
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
139 carries and 30 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 2,101 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 47 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
