Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/21Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (9.5%).
Trevon Sands
Last confirmed: South Florida, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 221 lb · Miami, FL
Trevon Sands: RB · South Florida · #28.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trevon Sands
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Trevon Sands has played for two head coaches in four seasons at South Florida. A game that shows it: 64 rushing yards and 1 tackle against UConn — Week 6, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Florida | 49 | 207 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2018 | South Florida | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | South Florida | 26 | 111 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 383 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Florida | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | South Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | South Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | South Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-49vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs SMU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-22@ UConn | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs BYU | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-35@ Navy | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-20@ East Carolina | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Temple | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs No. 17 Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 49 | 207 | 4.2 | 2 | 23 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2019
W 48-22
at UConn
64 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 26-point win on the road against UConn.
With J. McCloud — 157 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 88.0 · 62 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · J. Cronkrite — 148 rush yds (20 car) · 2 rec · 13 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Navy · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Trevon Sands run for 10 yds to the Navy 48 for a
- Week 6 · UConn · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Trevon Sands run for 11 yds to the SFla 49 for a
- Week 6 · UConn · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88Trevon Sands 5 Yd Run
- Week 12 · Cincinnati · 1st and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.69Trevon Sands run for 4 yds for a TD (Spencer Shrader KICK)
- Week 7 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.60Trevon Sands run for 12 yds to the BYU 1 for a
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.59Trevon Sands run for a loss of 2 yards to the SFla 43
4 more plays
- Week 7 · BYU · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.34Trevon Sands run for 3 yds to the SFla 43 for a
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.22Trevon Sands run for 7 yds to the SFla 45 for a
- Week 7 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.99Trevon Sands run for 11 yds to the BYU 49 for a
- Week 11 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.93Trevon Sands run for 1 yd to the SFla 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
49 of 49 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
43%49 carriesFumble rate
2.0%1 of 49 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds39%of carries
19 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
16 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
7 carries
5 of 7 (71%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.2 yds/carry on 49 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2016South Florida11-2HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy
2017South Florida10-2HC: Charlie Strong · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2018South Florida7-6HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning
2019South Florida4-8HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 20.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 35.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 35.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 16.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
42.6%
328 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
11.7%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
49 carries and 5 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at South Florida
- 2019 South Florida StrongYear 4 · 8 games
- 2018 South Florida StrongYear 3 · 6 games
- 2017 South Florida StrongYear 2 · 8 games
- 2016 South Florida TaggartYear 1 · 8 games
How it ended
Four seasons at South Florida, 383 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coaches2016
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.