Lorenzo Lingard: RB · Akron · #27.
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Lorenzo Lingard
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Mark Richt, Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 113 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Indiana — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 26.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 1.7% of his carries. 1 carry for 3 yds vs Morgan State; 17 for 106 vs Kent State.
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
18 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Temple | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21vs Morgan State | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-35@ Kentucky | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-29@ Indiana | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 71 | Season-high 113 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Buffalo | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-55vs Northern Illinois | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-17@ Central Michigan | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-41@ Bowling Green | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-27vs Kent State | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-19@ Miami (OH) | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Eastern Michigan | 26 | 71 | 2.7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-25vs Ohio | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 143 | 641 | 4.5 | 4 | 71 |
Week 4 · 2023
L 27-29
at Indiana
113 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
With D. Irons — 194 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 69.6 · 141 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · D. Jackson — 42.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 51.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 55.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 47.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 61.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
55.5%
423 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
143 carries and 37 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Miami, Florida and Akron, 927 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz, Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Joe Moorhead.
