Ricky Person Jr.

Junior running back for NC State. 2021: 636 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 28 catches.

RB · NC State · Jr. · #8

6′1″ · 222 lb · Wake Forest, NC

CFB Index 53 · #110 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceNC State 2021 alumnus

The story

3 running back for NC State. 2021: 636 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 28 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at NC State, 1,945 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

NC State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dave Doeren, all balanced offenses — 30-19 over that span.

2018NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2019NC State4-8HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

53Rotational starter #110 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (92nd percentile). Strength: rec yards (88th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#106 / 409 · 74th pct

9.7%

Yards / carry#214 / 409 · 48th pct

5.2

TD rate#244 / 409 · 40th pct

3.7%

Success rate#259 / 409 · 37th pct

42.5%

EPA / carry#275 / 409 · 33rd pct

0.11

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#24 / 331 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#41 / 331 · 88th pct

240

Carries#101 / 343 · 70th pct

135

Rush yards#117 / 343 · 66th pct

636

Rush TDs#125 / 343 · 59th pct

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Yards / carry#201 / 343 · 40th pct

4.7

Long run#237 / 343 · 30th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	65.9	4.9	0.7
Road5g	35.0	4.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	64.0	4.8	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	42.0	4.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #110 of 315 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	NC State	135	636	4.7	5	--
2020	NC State	148	653	4.4	4	--
2019	NC State	61	229	3.8	3	--
2018	NC State	98	427	4.4	2	--
Career		442	1,945	4.4	14	--

Season	Team
2021	NC State	28	240	8.6	2	--
2020	NC State	17	125	7.4	0	--
2019	NC State	8	99	12.4	1	--
2018	NC State	3	7	2.3	1	--
Career		56	471	8.4	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 27–21

vs Clemson

91 rush yds (21 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With T. Gill — 51 AVG · 57 LONG · 6 NO · D. Leary — 238 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.0 · -22 rush yds (7 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Florida State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +5.35Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 43 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 9 · Louisville · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 25 yds to the Lvile 19 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Florida · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Ricky Person Jr. run for 32 yds to the SFla 31 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Syracuse · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.27Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 27 yds to the Syrac 44 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Louisville · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 16 yds to the Lvile 49 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Florida · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 33 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 1 · South Florida · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Ricky Person Jr. run for 11 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 5 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Ricky Person Jr. run for 24 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 5 · Louisiana Tech · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA -2.58Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the LaTch 32
Week 7 · Boston College · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 13 yds to the BC 45 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-0vs South Florida	16	105	6.6	2	32	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 2	L 10-24@ Mississippi State	8	19	2.4	0	13
Wk 3	W 45-7vs Furman	8	41	5.1	1	27
Wk 4	W 27-21vs Clemson	21	91	4.3	0	22
Wk 5	W 34-27vs Louisiana Tech	15	90	6.0	1	24
Wk 7	W 33-7@ Boston College	9	38	4.2	0	17
Wk 8	L 30-31@ Miami	9	54	6.0	0	23
Wk 9	W 28-13vs Louisville	8	21	2.6	0	17
Wk 10	W 28-14@ Florida State	10	28	2.8	0	8
Wk 11	L 42-45@ Wake Forest	8	36	4.5	0	16
Wk 12	W 41-17vs Syracuse	12	50	4.2	1	15
Wk 13	W 34-30vs North Carolina	11	63	5.7	0	17
Total		135	636	4.5	5	32

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ricky Person Jr.

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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