Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/18Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
Reggie Bonnafon
Last confirmed: Louisville, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 212 lb · Louisville, KY · Trinity
Reggie Bonnafon: RB · Louisville · #7.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Reggie Bonnafon
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Louisville. One game to point at: 107 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Boston College — Week 7, 2017.
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.
Louisville in the news
- Kelsey urges court to end eligibility chaos
- Louisville commit cancels visits
Yahoo Sports Oct 14
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 93 | 459 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 45 | 175 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | Louisville | 72 | 164 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Career | 215 | 805 | 3.7 | 12 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 21 | 182 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 13 | 159 | 12.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 446 | 10.1 | 6 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28@ Purdue | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-35@ North Carolina | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-47vs No. 3 Clemson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Kent State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-10vs Murray State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-39@ No. 24 NC State | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45vs Boston College | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 1 | 64 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28@ Florida State | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Wake Forest | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-21vs Virginia | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-10vs Syracuse | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-17@ Kentucky | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 2 | 18 | |
 Bowl | L 27-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 93 | 459 | 4.9 | 7 | 64 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2017
W 31-28
74 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 14 yds
Edged out Florida State on the road in a shootout.
With L. Jackson — 178 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD · 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.6 · M. King — 49.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Syracuse · 4th and 7 · Q2 · EPA +5.16Lamar Jackson pass complete to Reggie Bonnafon for 34 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 7 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.15Reggie Bonnafon run for 64 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 12 · Syracuse · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Reggie Bonnafon run for 33 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 8 · Florida State · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.21Reggie Bonnafon run for no gain to the FlaSt 27
- Week 1 · Purdue · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Reggie Bonnafon 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
- Week 13 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Reggie Bonnafon run for 11 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Kentucky · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Reggie Bonnafon run for 18 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 2 · North Carolina · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.13Reggie Bonnafon run for a loss of 3 yards to the Lvile 40
- Week 8 · Florida State · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Reggie Bonnafon run for 2 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 5 · Murray State · 1st and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Reggie Bonnafon run for 6 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
93 of 93 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
41%86 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 93 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
19 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
30 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
31 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
13 carries
2 of 5 (40%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 6 (17%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.9 yds/carry on 93 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Bobby Petrino — 34-18 over that span.
2014Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2015Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2016Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2017Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 36.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 38.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 31.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 42.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
48.5%
464 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
500 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
93 carries, 21 catches and 1 pass attempt in 13 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Louisville
- 2017 Louisville PetrinoYear 4 · 13 games
- 2016 Louisville PetrinoYear 3 · 12 games
- 2015 Louisville PetrinoYear 2 · 10 games
- 2014 Louisville PetrinoYear 1 · 10 games
- Before collegeSigned with Louisville in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 396 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Louisville in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 805 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 45 games over 4 seasons.
2014 10 games
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Trinity
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coach2014–2017
Louisville
Played his entire career under Bobby Petrino.