Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 16 | 112 | 7.0 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Kentucky | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 2 | 11 | |
| Total | 47 | 195 | 4.1 | 2 | 21 |
#29
Lee Beebe
Take Lee Beebe off Indiana's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 885 team rushing yards leader.
5′10″ · 218 lb · Montgomery, AL
CFB Index 60 · #66 of 310 RBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
195
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 112 rush yds, vs Howard
Swing playSwung Navy from 61% to 83% to win.Navy at UAB · 41-18
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Indiana. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- 209 rushing yards in 2025. Then 200 in 2026.
How he plays
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
TD rate: 46th percentile.
The full scouting readBuzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
31.4own fans
0rival fans
Indiana Football responded in a BIG way. The Hoosiers shut out Howard 55-0 at Memorial Stadium, and Jacob Goins reacts to a dominant performance from Curt Cignetti's team. Indiana rushed for nearly 300 yards, Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe…
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
32 windows · 2025 fan posts
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Lee Beebe
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Lee Beebe is a cornerstone for Indiana — measured against the line he joined.
195RUSH YDS2RUSH TD47CARRIES
TEAM RUSHING YARDS LEADER
885
Team leader in rushing yards (885).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Lee Beebe's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
112 rush yds (16 car)
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Howard · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.93(08:32) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 21 yards gain to the IND49 (#6 B.Chandler IV; #11 K.Green), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90(00:41) No Huddle #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:37. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #35 P.McAteer kick attempt good (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen)
- Week 2 · Howard · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.22(09:07) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 14 yards gain to the IND28 (#6 B.Chandler IV), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.21(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 2 yards gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38 #35 P.McAteer kick attempt good (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen)
- Week 1 · North Texas · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.19(01:12) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT04 (#7 A.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Howard · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.16(14:58) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the IND45 (#1 M.Thorne)
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.14(09:30) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 2 yards loss to the WKU39 (#32 W.Ard; #10 X.Griffin)
- Week 1 · North Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.13(09:40) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the IND49 (#14 B.Garza)
- Week 2 · Howard · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -1.05(10:17) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 1 yard loss to the IND34 (#44 K.Dillon)
- Week 1 · North Texas · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.01(06:42) #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT05 (#3 Z.Barker; #4 C.Coombes), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +45 rushing yards, +2 rushing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana3-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Concern: success rate (7th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
EPA / carry— first qualifying season
Success rate— first qualifying season
Explosive rate— first qualifying season
Yards / carry— first qualifying season
TD rate— first qualifying season
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
46 of 47 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
35%46 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
17 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds37%of carries
17 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
5 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.1 yds/carry on 47 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 65.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 65.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
32.8%
57 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
62 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Rennie Childs’s 2014 season.
Matches Rennie on
Receiving share
Height
Rush TD rate
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Evans Jr.’s path through Samford.
Matches CJ on
Yards per carry
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Nubin's graduate season at Kent State (2025).
Matches Jordan on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Weight
Differs from Jordan on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Lee Beebe
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #79
Peaked at #79 this season.
The backfield · Indiana
- #1Turbo Richard749 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Khobie Martin506 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Lee Beebe209 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Sean Cuono17 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Jayreon Campbell2 games · 2026
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology