Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/22Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (9.1%).
Mon Denson
Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Lagrange, GA
Mon Denson: RB · South Carolina · #34.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mon Denson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the South Carolina backfield. On tape: 118 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Charleston Southern, Week 2, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 39 | 232 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 86 | 432 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 41 | 152 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Career | 166 | 816 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Charleston Southern | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Kentucky | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-38vs No. 9 Florida | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-41@ Tennessee | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 232 | 5.9 | 3 | 57 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2019
W 72-10
118 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 62-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With R. Hilinski — 282 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.3 · K. Harris — 147 rush yds (6 car) · 3 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Charleston Southern · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +6.37Mon Denson run for 57 yds for a TD, (Will Tommie KICK)
- Week 10 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.47Mon Denson run for 3 yds to the Vandy 9 Mon Denson fumbled, forced by Elijah McAllister, recovered by Vandy Elijah McAllister
- Week 9 · Tennessee · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Mon Denson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Mon Denson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
- Week 8 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.13Mon Denson run for 25 yds to the Fla 42 for a
- Week 5 · Kentucky · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.52Mon Denson run for 6 yds to the Kent 35 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Charleston Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Mon Denson run for 26 yds to the SCaro 34 for a
- Week 9 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −1.10Mon Denson run for no gain to the Tenn 43
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.06Mon Denson run for 2 yds to the SCaro 40 for a
- Week 2 · Charleston Southern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93Mon Denson run for 9 yds to the ChaSo 35
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Will Muschamp — 20-18 over that span.
2017South Carolina9-4HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced, slow tempo
2018South Carolina7-6HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2019South Carolina4-8HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 55.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 79.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 24.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Pass share
54.2%
465 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
39 carries in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at South Carolina
- 2019 South Carolina MuschampYear 4 · 5 games
- 2018 South Carolina MuschampYear 3 · 9 games
- 2017 South Carolina MuschampYear 2 · 8 games
- 2016 South Carolina MuschampYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at South Carolina, 816 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Will Muschamp.