Junior running back for UTEP. 2023: 180 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 4 catches.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Daphne, AL
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.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 115 nationally · Joined UTEP
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for UTEP. 2023: 180 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 4 catches.
Mike Franklin
Wears you down at the goal line. The receipt on tape: 53 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Incarnate Word, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 180 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / carry (7th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 31.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 17.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 26.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 19.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #286 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 28–14
53 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With D. Hankins — 174 rush yds (24 car) · J. Sloan — 47 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Jacksonville State | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Incarnate Word | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-28vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34@ Sam Houston | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-34@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Liberty | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 45 | 180 | 3.8 | 3 | 21 |
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (15.4%).
Player DNA
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Washington’s 2022 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chaton Mobley's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2020).
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Player DNA