Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/113rd/4th & short
5/20Inside-5 share
10 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.9%). 5 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Paul Lasike
Last confirmed: BYU, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Auckland
Paul Lasike: RB · BYU · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Paul Lasike
Wins in space out of the backfield. One game to point at: 70 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards against UNLV — Week 12, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BYU | 79 | 364 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Career | 79 | 364 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BYU | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 2 |
| Career | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10@ UConn | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7@ Texas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-25vs Houston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-33vs Virginia | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-35vs Utah State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ UCF | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42vs Nevada | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-55@ Boise State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-7@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-23vs UNLV | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 2 | 39 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 64-0vs Savannah State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-35@ California | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 | 30 | |
 Bowl | L 48-55@ Memphis | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Total | 79 | 364 | 4.6 | 7 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2014
L 35-42
vs Nevada
5 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD · 46 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
With C. Stewart — 408 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.2 · 47 rush yds (16 car) · M. Mathews — 16 rec · 182 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · California · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.33Paul Lasike run for 30 yds to the Cal 44 for a
- Week 12 · UNLV · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Stewart to Lasike: a 26-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 8 · Nevada · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Stewart to Lasike: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Paul Lasike 8 Yd Run
- Week 8 · Nevada · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Paul Lasike 1 Yd Run
- Week 12 · UNLV · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Paul Lasike 4 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Memphis · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Paul Lasike run for 3 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
- Week 1 · Memphis · 1st and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Paul Lasike run for 7 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
- Week 10 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Paul Lasike run for 2 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
- Week 14 · California · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Paul Lasike run for 1 yd for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 79 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
42%72 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds9%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
38 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
8 carries
10 of 11 (91%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 5 of 5 (100%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.6 yds/carry on 79 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014BYU8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 26.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 32.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 20.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 36.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
46.9%
482 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
79.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
529 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
79 carries and 25 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at BYU
- 2014 BYU MendenhallYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 BYU MendenhallYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 BYU MendenhallYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at BYU, 364 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2014
1 coach2012–2014
Played his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.
Where he came from
From Auckland, New Zealand — one of 5 players from New Zealand in FBS this season.