Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/113rd/4th & short
7/18Inside-5 share
9 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (81.8%). 7 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (38.9%).
Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr: RB · USC · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Stephen Carr
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches: Clay Helton and Donte Williams. On tape: 136 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Maryland, 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.
USC in the news
- Simeon Jones Jr. commits to USC
247Sports Nov 2 - USC fans storm field after upset win
USA Today Nov 1 - Top-150 recruit commits to USC
On3 Oct 21 - $70M buyout talk for Riley
Yahoo Sports Oct 16
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ No. 18 Iowa | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Idaho | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-38vs No. 8 Cincinnati | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-31@ Western Kentucky | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-24@ No. 4 Penn State | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-20vs No. 10 Michigan State | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-54vs No. 5 Ohio State | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Maryland | 21 | 136 | 6.5 | 2 | 66 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 7-29@ No. 9 Michigan | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 155 | 600 | 3.9 | 6 | 66 |
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Penn State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −4.17Stephen Carr run for no gain to the PnSt 4
- Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Stephen Carr run for 1 yd for a TD (Charles Campbell KICK)
- Week 7 · Michigan State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Stephen Carr run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 3 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Stephen Carr for 5 yds for a TD, (Charles Campbell KICK)
- Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.16Stephen Carr run for 15 yds to the WKent 1 for a
- Week 1 · Iowa · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Stephen Carr run for 14 yds to the Ind 48 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Idaho · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Stephen Carr run for 2 yds for a TD, (Charles Campbell KICK)
- Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.80Stephen Carr run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ind 46
- Week 5 · Penn State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.66Stephen Carr run for 10 yds to the Ind 42 for a
- Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.61Stephen Carr run for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
134 of 155 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
38%134 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 155 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
28 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
50 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
48 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
8 carries
9 of 11 (82%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 7 (57%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.9 yds/carry on 155 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
21%
Stuffed (≤0)
37%
Grind (1–3)
36%
Chunk (4–9)
6%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2017USC11-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2018USC5-7HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Indiana4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 59.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 72.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 73.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 53.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
155 carries and 15 catches in 9 games
More touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
40 · #212 of 315 RBs · 2021
Former five-star. Now #212 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2021 Indiana AllenYear 5 · 9 games
- May 2021 Entered the transfer portalUSC to Indiana
- 2020 USC HeltonYear 4 · 6 games
- 2019 USC HeltonYear 3 · 10 games
- 2018 USC HeltonYear 2 · 9 games
- 2017 USC HeltonYear 1 · 9 games
- High school SummitFontana, CA · Class of 2017Five-star, No. 20 in the 2017 class. Signed with USC.
Moves
- Transferred from USC to Indiana, May 11, 2021.
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 1,919 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
2017 9 games
- Signed with USCFive-star, out of Summit
2021 9 games
- Transferred to Indianafrom USC
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017–2020
USC
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Clay Helton and Tom Allen.