Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/29Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (6.9%).
Lamont Atkins
Last confirmed: Virginia, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Burke, VA · Lake Braddock
Lamont Atkins: RB · Virginia · #5.
Lamont Atkins
This is his third year in the same backfield at Virginia. A game that shows it: 61 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Liberty — Week 13, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Virginia in the news
- Ethan Minter out for Duke game
- Kam Courtney out for game
The Daily Progress Oct 16
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs William & Mary | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Florida State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17vs Old Dominion | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-17@ Miami | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-14vs Duke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-28vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-27vs Liberty | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 33 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 39-30vs No. 23 Virginia Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 1 | 33 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2019
W 55-27
vs Liberty
61 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Liberty.
With B. Perkins — 199 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 30 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · N. Griffin — 44 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.22Bryce Perkins pass complete to Lamont Atkins for 34 yds to the ODU 27 for a
- Week 13 · Liberty · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Lamont Atkins run for 33 yds to the Liber 4 for a
- Week 2 · William & Mary · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.50Bryce Perkins pass complete to Lamont Atkins for 5 yds to the Virg 43 for a
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Lamont Atkins run for 3 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)
- Week 7 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.38Lamont Atkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 46
- Week 3 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04Bryce Perkins pass complete to Lamont Atkins for 8 yds to the Virg 44
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Louisville · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.82Bryce Perkins pass complete to Lamont Atkins for 1 yd to the Lvile 40
- Week 2 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.74Lamont Atkins run for 1 yd to the Virg 32
- Week 2 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.72Lamont Atkins run for 1 yd to the Virg 31
- Week 7 · Miami · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA −0.69Bryce Perkins pass complete to Lamont Atkins for 1 yd to the Virg 45
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 23-17 over that span.
2017Virginia6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning
2018Virginia8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning
2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 10.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Road2g | -0.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 13.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.4%
519 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
15 carries and 8 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Virginia
- 2019 Virginia MendenhallYear 3 · 9 games
- 2018 Virginia MendenhallYear 2 · 7 games
- 2017 Virginia MendenhallYear 1 · 7 games
- Before collegeSigned with Virginia in 2017 as a 3-star recruit, No. 839 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Virginia in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia, 107 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 3 seasons.
2017 7 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Lake Braddock
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coach2017–2019
Virginia
Played his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.