Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Asheville, NC · A.C. Reynolds
Rico Dowdle: RB · South Carolina · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rico Dowdle
Wins in space out of the backfield. Fourth year in the South Carolina backfield. On tape: 102 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Kentucky, Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 28.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.8% of his carries. 1 carry for 8 yds vs Florida; 15 for 102 vs Kentucky.
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
6 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (27.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 106 | 498 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 123 | 654 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 66 | 251 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 133 | 764 | 5.7 | 6 |
| Career | 428 | 2,167 | 5.1 | 16 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 22 | 167 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 1 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 483 | 7.8 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-24@ North Carolina | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Charleston Southern | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 2 | 35 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-47vs No. 2 Alabama | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 14-34@ Missouri | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Kentucky | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-17@ No. 3 Georgia | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-38vs No. 9 Florida | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-20vs App State | 14 | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-30@ Texas A&M | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-38vs No. 3 Clemson | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 106 | 498 | 4.7 | 4 | 35 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 24-7
vs Kentucky
102 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 23 yds
With J. Charlton — 51.2 yards per punt · 9 punts · 65 long · R. Hilinski — 140 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.5
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%106 carriesFumble rate
1.9%2 of 106 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 106 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Will Muschamp — 26-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 54.7 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 36.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 74.8 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 12.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Pass share
54.2%
465 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
106 carries and 22 catches in 10 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 2,167 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 39 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Will Muschamp.
