Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
15/213rd/4th & short
18/32Inside-5 share
15 of 21 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (71.4%). 18 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (56.2%).
Nate Hopkins
Last confirmed: UConn, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 212 lb · Flower Mound, TX · Flower Mound Marcus
Nate Hopkins: RB · UConn · #11.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nate Hopkins
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 130 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Holy Cross — Week 1, 2017.
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.
UConn in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UConn | 92 | 343 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Career | 92 | 343 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UConn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs Holy Cross | 20 | 130 | 6.5 | 3 | 37 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 18-38@ Virginia | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs East Carolina | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ SMU | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-70vs Memphis | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-24@ Temple | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14vs Tulsa | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-52vs Missouri | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-49@ No. 14 UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-39vs Boston College | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-22@ Cincinnati | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 92 | 343 | 3.7 | 7 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 27-20
vs Holy Cross
130 rush yds (20 car) · 3 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With B. Graham — 40.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 44 long · D. Pindell — 154 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.1 · 33 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Holy Cross · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA −4.07Nate Hopkins run for no gain to the HCrss 6
- Week 5 · SMU · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Nate Hopkins run for 2 yds for a TD, (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
- Week 4 · East Carolina · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Nate Hopkins run for 1 yd for a TD, (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
- Week 1 · Holy Cross · 1st and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Nate Hopkins 11 Yd Run
- Week 1 · Holy Cross · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Nate Hopkins run for 37 yds to the UConn 43 for a
- Week 13 · Cincinnati · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Nate Hopkins run for 3 yds to the Cincy 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Memphis · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Nate Hopkins 1 Yd Run
- Week 8 · Tulsa · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Nate Hopkins run for 1 yd for a TD, (Michael Tarbutt KICK)
- Week 5 · SMU · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Nate Hopkins run for 10 yds to the UConn 44 for a
- Week 8 · Tulsa · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −1.59Nate Hopkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the UConn 49
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
92 of 92 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%92 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 92 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds50%of carries
46 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds23%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
9 carries
15 of 22 (68%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 6 of 18 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.7 yds/carry on 92 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 47.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 20.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 41.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 18.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Pass share
46.8%
421 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
74.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
92 carries and 2 catches in 11 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at UConn
- 2017 UConn EdsallYear 2 · 11 games
- 2016 UConn DiacoYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with UConn in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,624 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UConn in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at UConn, 343 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2016
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Flower Mound Marcus
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coaches2016
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.