Ty Son Lawton: RB · Indiana · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ty Son Lawton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Damian Wroblewski and Curt Cignetti. One game to point at: 93 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Maryland — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.5% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 15.8% of carries. 6 carries for 19 yds vs Michigan State; 18 for 91 vs Maryland.
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
30.2% of carries overall (139/460) → 12.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/136) — 88.2% 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
15 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (39.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 141 | 668 | 4.7 | 12 | 29 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 126 | 568 | 4.5 | 5 | 28 |
| Career | 267 | 1,236 | 4.6 | 17 | 29 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 19 | 174 | 9.2 | 1 | 20 |
| Career | 31 | 298 | 9.6 | 1 | 35 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Florida International | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs Western Illinois | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Northwestern | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 141 | 668 | 4.7 | 12 | 29 |
Week 13 · 2024
L 15-38
at Ohio State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
46%129 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 141 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 56.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 41.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 51.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 50.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
141 carries, 12 catches and 1 pass attempt in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons, at James Madison and Indiana, 1,236 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
