Landon Sims is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Hawai'i.
Sims just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Three seasons in the Hawai'i backfield to date. A game that shows it: 82 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Utah State — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.2% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 10.7% of carries. 2 carries for 10 yds vs Wyoming; 10 for 82 vs Utah State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.7% of carries overall (120/336) → 33.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/59) — 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Stanford | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Sam Houston | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-3vs Portland State | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-23vs Fresno State | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-35@ Air Force | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 82 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19@ Colorado State | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-45@ San José State | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs San Diego State | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38@ UNLV | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Wyoming | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs California | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 122 | 559 | 4.6 | 3 | 43 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 44-35
at Air Force
57 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 37 yds
Edged out Air Force on the road in a shootout.
With M. Alejado — 457 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.9 · J. Harris — 7 rec · 144 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
39%112 carriesFumble rate
1.6%2 of 122 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 122 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often the receiver is targeted, and how well it works
Targets
419% of team targetsCatch rate
83%34 of 41 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
83% catch rate on 41 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 39.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 48.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 44.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 40.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
60.2%
540 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
122 carries and 37 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #16 of 34 Mountain West RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
