Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.6% of carries overall (193/527) → 36.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/52) — 94.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Last confirmed: Pittsburgh, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Niagara Falls, NY · Canisius
Qadree Ollison: RB · Pittsburgh · #37.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Qadree Ollison
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Fourth year in the Pittsburgh backfield. On tape: 235 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Virginia Tech, Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.6% of carries overall (193/527) → 36.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/52) — 94.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
15 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (83.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 194 | 1,213 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 90 | 398 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 33 | 127 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 212 | 1,121 | 5.3 | 11 |
| Career | 529 | 2,859 | 5.4 | 29 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 23 | 194 | 8.4 | 2 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Career | 50 | 375 | 7.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs UAlbany | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-51vs No. 13 Penn State | 21 | 119 | 5.7 | 1 | 63 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-19vs Georgia Tech | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-38@ North Carolina | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 13 UCF | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-37vs Syracuse | 24 | 192 | 8.0 | 1 | 69 | 192-yard day |
| Wk 7 | L 14-19@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 54-45vs Duke | 18 | 149 | 8.3 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-13@ No. 23 Virginia | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-22vs Virginia Tech | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 3 | 97 | Season-high 235 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 34-13@ Wake Forest | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-24@ Miami | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-42vs No. 2 Clemson | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | 26 | |
Bowl | L 13-14vs Stanford | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 194 | 1213 | 6.3 | 11 | 97 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 52-22
235 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 30-point win at home against Virginia Tech.
With M. Ffrench — 2 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD · 12 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · D. Hall — 186 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%188 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.3 yds/carry on 194 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 28-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 143 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Road6g | 45.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 83.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 90.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
35.8%
316 pass / 567 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
194 carries, 11 catches and 1 pass attempt in 14 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 2,859 rushing yards — drafted at #152 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
His career
He has a stat line in 49 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 8th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 8th NFL season