Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Breaux Bridge, LA · Cecilia
Raymond Calais: RB · Louisiana · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Raymond Calais
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Raymond Calais has been at Louisiana through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 144 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Arkansas State — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 14.4% of his carries. 6 carries for 17 yds vs Ohio; 8 for 144 vs Arkansas State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
20.5% of carries overall (116/565) → 12.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/124) — 73.3% 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
5 of the team's 49 inside-the-5 carries (10.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Mississippi State | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Liberty | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 0 | 68 | |
| Wk 3 | W 77-6vs Texas Southern | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-25@ Ohio | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-24@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17vs App State | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20@ Arkansas State | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 2 | 80 | Season-high 144 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 31-3vs Texas State | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-7@ Coastal Carolina | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-27@ South Alabama | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 53-3vs Troy | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-30vs UL Monroe | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 | 83 | |
| Wk 15 | L 38-45@ No. 20 App State | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 31 | |
| Bowl | W 27-17@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 117 | 886 | 7.6 | 6 | 83 |
Week 8 · 2019
W 37-20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
58%114 carriesFumble rate
1.7%2 of 117 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.6 yds/carry on 117 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 58% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 73.0 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 58.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 48.4 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 78.1 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.0%
410 pass / 566 run
Plays / game
69.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
117 carries and 10 catches in 14 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 1,845 rushing yards — drafted at #245 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His career
He has a stat line in 49 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Hudspeth → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 7th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 7th NFL season
