Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/31Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (19.4%).
Nathaniel Peat
Nathaniel Peat: RB · Missouri · #8.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nathaniel Peat
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: David Shaw and Eli Drinkwitz. A game that shows it: 71 rushing yards and 1 reception against Vanderbilt — Week 5, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Missouri in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs South Dakota | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-19vs Middle Tennessee | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs No. 15 Kansas State | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Memphis | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 39-49vs No. 23 LSU | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21@ No. 24 Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-7vs No. 14 Tennessee | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31vs Florida | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ Arkansas | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 76 | 317 | 4.2 | 3 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2023
W 35-10
vs South Dakota
52 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 34 yds
Dominant 25-point win at home against South Dakota.
With B. Cook — 172 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.5 · 17 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Schrader — 138 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 13 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Brady Cook pass complete to Nathaniel Peat for 49 yds for a TD (Harrison Mevis KICK)
- Week 13 · Arkansas · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Nathaniel Peat run for 1 yd for a TD (Harrison Mevis KICK)
- Week 1 · South Dakota · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Brady Cook pass complete to Nathaniel Peat for 19 yds to the SDAK 25 for a
- Week 1 · South Dakota · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Nathaniel Peat run for 1 yd for a TD (Harrison Mevis KICK)
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Nathaniel Peat run for 19 yds to the MIZ 41 for a
- Week 4 · Memphis · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.59Nathaniel Peat run for 12 yds to the MIZ 43 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Memphis · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.52Nathaniel Peat run for 11 yds to the MIZ 43 for a
- Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.44Nathaniel Peat run for 6 yds to the MIZ 44 for a
- Week 12 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.44Nathaniel Peat run for 16 yds to the FLA 47 for a
- Week 5 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.42Nathaniel Peat run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAN 44
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
75 of 76 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%75 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds31%of carries
23 carries
Grind
1–3 yds20%of carries
15 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds20%of carries
15 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 6 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 76 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Stanford4-8HC: David Shaw · Pass-leaning
2020Stanford4-2HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 24.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 27.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 39.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
43.8%
374 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
76 carries and 6 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
37 · #231 of 310 RBs · 2023
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 Missouri DrinkwitzYear 5 · 11 games
- 2022 Missouri DrinkwitzYear 4 · 11 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalStanford to Missouri
- 2021 Stanford ShawYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Stanford ShawYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Stanford ShawYear 1 · 10 games
Moves
- Transferred from Stanford to Missouri, Jan 11, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Stanford and Missouri, 1,421 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 117 yds at Florida.Florida · L 17-242022
2022 11 games
- Transferred to Missourifrom Stanford
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
Stanford
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw and Eli Drinkwitz.