Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/29Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (10.3%).
Tony Creecy
Last confirmed: NC State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Durham, NC
Tony Creecy: RB · NC State · #26.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tony Creecy
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 68 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against South Florida — Week 3, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
NC State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NC State | 52 | 282 | 5.4 | 2 |
| Career | 52 | 282 | 5.4 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NC State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-23vs Georgia Southern | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 46-34vs Old Dominion | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-17@ South Florida | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 42-0vs Presbyterian | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-41@ Clemson | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-30vs Boston College | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17@ Syracuse | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-13vs Wake Forest | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-7@ North Carolina | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 52 | 282 | 5.4 | 2 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2014
W 49-17
68 rush yds (12 car) · 2 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 32-point win on the road against South Florida.
With J. Brissett — 266 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.2 · 23 rush yds (5 car) · M. Dayes — 68 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 39 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Tony Creecy run for 2 yds for a TD, (Niklas Sade KICK)
- Week 4 · Presbyterian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Tony Creecy run for 44 yds to the Presb 2 for a
- Week 12 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.15Tony Creecy run for 21 yds to the WFrst 43 for a
- Week 7 · Boston College · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Tony Creecy run for 2 yds for a TD, (Niklas Sade KICK)
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.71Tony Creecy run for 11 yds to the GeoSo 42 for a
- Week 3 · South Florida · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.64Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Tony Creecy for 5 yds to the SFla 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 14 · North Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.61Tony Creecy run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 45
- Week 6 · Clemson · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.61Tony Creecy run for 18 yds to the NCSt 43 for a
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.40Tony Creecy run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 44 for a
- Week 3 · South Florida · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −1.08Tony Creecy run for no gain to the SFla 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
52 of 52 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
46%52 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds10%of carries
5 carries
Grind
1–3 yds44%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
16 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
8 carries
4 of 6 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.4 yds/carry on 52 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 28.6 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 34.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 38.0 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 18.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
43.3%
380 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
52 carries and 4 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at NC State
- 2014 NC State DoerenYear 4 · 9 games
- 2013 NC State DoerenYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 NC State O'BrienYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 NC State O'BrienYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at NC State, 282 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coaches2011–2012
NC State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom O'Brien → Dave Doeren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.