Last confirmed: TCU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Kingwood, TX
Sewo Olonilua: RB · TCU · #33.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sewo Olonilua
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fourth year in the TCU backfield. A game that shows it: 106 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Purdue — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
27.6% of carries overall (131/474) → 23.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/78) — 61.1% 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
17 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (89.5%). 13 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (68.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs SMU | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-29vs No. 11 Baylor | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31@ Texas Tech | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-20vs West Virginia | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 134 | 537 | 4.0 | 8 | 35 |
Week 11 · 2019
L 23-29
vs Baylor
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%132 carriesFumble rate
1.5%2 of 134 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.0 yds/carry on 134 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 42.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 47.3 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 43.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 46.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
134 carries and 24 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 1,624 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 49 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
