Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/103rd/4th & short
7/17Inside-5 share
8 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).
Sean McGrew
Sean McGrew: RB · Washington · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sean McGrew
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Washington: Chris Petersen and Jimmy Lake. A game that shows it: 114 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Stanford — Week 9, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Washington in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 110 | 434 | 3.9 | 8 | 39 |
| 2020 | Washington | 43 | 227 | 5.3 | 4 | 27 |
| 2019 | Washington | 55 | 342 | 6.2 | 1 | 44 |
| 2018 | Washington | 50 | 226 | 4.5 | 1 | 30 |
| 2017 | Washington | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Career | 275 | 1,288 | 4.7 | 16 | 44 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | Washington | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | Washington | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | Washington | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 0 | 41 |
| 2017 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 212 | 7.9 | 0 | 41 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-3vs Arkansas State | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24vs California | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Oregon State | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 2 | 39 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs UCLA | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16@ Arizona | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-13@ Stanford | 19 | 114 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 114 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 16-26vs No. 7 Oregon | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-40vs Washington State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 110 | 434 | 3.9 | 8 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2021
L 24-27
at Oregon State
104 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
With R. Porter — 40.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Pleasant — 84 rush yds (12 car) · 3 rec · 30 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Oregon · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.48Sean McGrew run for a loss of 1 yard to the Oregn 24
- Week 10 · Oregon · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Sean McGrew 2 Yd Run
- Week 3 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Sean McGrew run for 13 yds for a TD (Peyton Henry KICK)
- Week 3 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Sean McGrew run for 2 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
- Week 10 · Oregon · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Sean McGrew 1 Yd Run
- Week 4 · California · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88Sean McGrew run for 5 yds for a TD, (Peyton Henry KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Oregon · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.75Dylan Morris pass complete to Sean McGrew for 19 yds to the Oregn 26 for a
- Week 5 · Oregon State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.55Sean McGrew run for a loss of 3 yards to the Wash 48
- Week 7 · UCLA · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −1.52Sean McGrew run for a loss of 2 yards to the UCLA 44
- Week 7 · UCLA · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.50Sean McGrew run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wash 38
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
101 of 110 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
38%101 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
38 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds45%of carries
45 carries
Explosive
10+ yds5%of carries
5 carries
8 of 10 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 7 (57%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.9 yds/carry on 110 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
13%
Stuffed (≤0)
38%
Grind (1–3)
45%
Chunk (4–9)
5%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2017Washington10-3HC: Chris Petersen · Run-leaning
2018Washington10-4HC: Chris Petersen · Run-leaning
2019Washington8-5HC: Chris Petersen · Balanced
2020Washington3-1HC: Jimmy Lake · Run-leaning
2021Washington4-8HC: Jimmy Lake and Bob Gregory · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 34.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 87.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 56.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 52.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Lake
Pass share
52.9%
409 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
64.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
110 carries and 8 catches in 8 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #248 of 315 RBs · 2021
Five seasons at Washington
- 2021 Washington LakeYear 5 · 8 games
- 2020 Washington LakeYear 4 · 4 games
- 2019 Washington PetersenYear 3 · 10 games
- 2018 Washington PetersenYear 2 · 12 games
- 2017 Washington PetersenYear 1 · 7 games
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington, 1,288 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coaches2017–2019
Washington
2020era →
Jimmy Lake
Washington
2021era →
Jimmy Lake, then Bob Gregory
Washington
Played under 3 different head coaches: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake, and Bob Gregory. Multi-era developmental context.