Northern Illinois · W 41-23
No carries.
Air Force · W 28-14
3 carries, 7 yards
The other 6 games average 54 yards. This one was 47 below.
Harris has carries in 7 of Wyoming’s 8 games: none against Northern Illinois.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 19, middle 26, right 23. His longest went for 31 yards.
Samuel Harris
Second year in the same backfield at Wyoming. First career honor, 2025: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. On tape: 94 rushing yards and 36 receiving yards against Hawai'i, Week 4, 2026.
333 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 68 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 7 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ Colorado State | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13vs Northern Colorado | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-24@ Central Michigan | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Hawai'i | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 0-28@ North Dakota State | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 16-13@ San José State | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Air Force | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 68 | 333 | 4.9 | 2 | 31 |
Oct. 23 · W 28-14 vs Air Force, play by play
3 carries for 7 yards.
10-yard catch. Second quarter, up 14-6.
13 carries for 67 yards.
28-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 7-3.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, down 7-3.
Incomplete on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, down 10-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 31 yards.
7-yard run. Second quarter, down 17-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. He also caught 4 passes for 36 yards.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 3-3. Converted.
31-yard run. Second quarter, tied 3-3.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, tied 3-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 carries for 23 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 13 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 6-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 3 carries it has.
0-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, down 3-0.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, down 24-10. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown.
12-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 63 yards.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 15. First quarter, down 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, down 7-3. Broken up by Colorado State’s E. Mc-Cantos.
15-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
W 27-10
vs Hawai'i
94 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 36 yds
With T. Hughes — 204 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 42.6 · B. Edmiston — 46.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
190th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%67 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 68 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 68 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
1912% of team targetsCatch rate
68%13 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 19 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Jay Sawvel — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 49.7 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 46.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 54.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
38.1%
173 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
56.8
8 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
197 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
68 carries and 13 catches in 7 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #13 of 34 Mountain West RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,996 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
