Robert Burns: RB · UConn · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Robert Burns
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 104 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Liberty, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
15.1% of carries overall (73/483) → 25.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/60) — 100.0% 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
11 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (84.6%). 11 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (55.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-31@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-3vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-59@ No. 4 Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-41@ No. 12 NC State | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-14vs Fresno State | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-12@ Florida International | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-25@ Ball State | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-3vs Boston College | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10vs Massachusetts | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-33vs No. 19 Liberty | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 1 | 58 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Army | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 74 | 374 | 5.1 | 2 | 58 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 36-33
vs Liberty
104 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Liberty at home in a shootout.
With G. Caratan — 44 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · Z. Turner — 103 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.9 · 23 rush yds (5 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%69 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 74 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 46.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 22.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 19.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 54.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
35.0%
276 pass / 513 run
Plays / game
60.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
303 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #201 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Miami and UConn, 608 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz, Lou Spanos and Jim Mora.
