Last confirmed: Texas A&M, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Texarkana, TX
Tra Carson: RB · Texas A&M · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tra Carson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent two seasons in the Texas A&M backfield. One game to point at: 137 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards against Nevada — Week 3, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 15.3% of his carries. 8 carries for 28 yds vs Arkansas; 22 for 137 vs Nevada.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
51.8% of carries overall (240/463) → 38.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (29/75) — 72.4% 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
18 of 26 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (69.2%). 16 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (59.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
New York Post Oct 23
Sports Illustrated Oct 14
The Dallas Morning News Oct 13
Bleacher Report Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs No. 15 Arizona State | 29 | 96 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-23vs Ball State | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-27vs Nevada | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 137 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21@ Arkansas | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-17vs No. 21 Mississippi State | 26 | 110 | 4.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41vs No. 10 Alabama | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-23@ No. 24 Ole Miss | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs South Carolina | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-26vs Auburn | 21 | 109 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-17vs Western Carolina | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-0@ Vanderbilt | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-19@ LSU | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 | |
 Bowl | L 21-27@ Louisville | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 1 | 55 | |
| Total | 242 | 1165 | 4.8 | 7 | 55 |
Week 1 · 2015
W 38-17
vs Arizona State · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%222 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 242 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Kevin Sumlin — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 98.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 81.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 83.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 97.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
49.0%
482 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
528 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2015
242 carries, 29 catches and 2 pass attempts in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas A&M, 1,746 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kevin Sumlin.
