Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/20Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
Trevor Speights
Last confirmed: Stanford, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 203 lb · Mcallen, TX
Trevor Speights: RB · Stanford · #21.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trevor Speights
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the Stanford backfield. One game to point at: 87 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against UC Davis — Week 3, 2018.
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.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-3vs No. 17 USC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-10vs UC Davis | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-40vs Utah | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13@ Arizona State | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-41vs No. 14 Washington State | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-42@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-13@ California | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 60 | 224 | 3.7 | 1 | 38 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2018
L 21-40
vs Utah
56 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
With K. Costello — 379 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · J. Bailey — 49.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · UC Davis · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.89Trevor Speights run for 38 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.37K.J. Costello pass complete to Trevor Speights for 14 yds to the ArzSt 42 for a
- Week 6 · Utah · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Trevor Speights 2 Yd Run
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.58Trevor Speights run for a loss of 5 yards to the Stanf 29
- Week 3 · UC Davis · 3rd and 22 · Q1 · EPA +1.39K.J. Costello pass complete to Trevor Speights for 14 yds to the UCDav 36
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −1.33Trevor Speights run for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 39
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.32Trevor Speights run for 13 yds to the Stanf 29 for a
- Week 6 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.32Trevor Speights run for a loss of 1 yard to the Stanf 39
- Week 8 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.23Trevor Speights run for a loss of 5 yards to the Stanf 23
- Week 9 · Washington State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Trevor Speights run for 3 yds to the Stanf 43 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
28%60 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
18 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
6 carries
1 of 6 (17%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.7 yds/carry on 60 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 28% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under David Shaw — 18-9 over that span.
2017Stanford9-5HC: David Shaw · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2018Stanford9-4HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 35.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 11.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 31.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 16.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
52.5%
420 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
61.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
60 carries and 6 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Stanford
- 2019 Stanford ShawYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Stanford ShawYear 4 · 9 games
- 2017 Stanford ShawYear 3 · 10 games
- 2016 Stanford ShawYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 Stanford ShawYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Stanford, 367 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
1 coach2015–2019
Stanford
Played his entire career under David Shaw.