Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/42Inside-5 share
7 of the team's 42 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Zach Evans
Zach Evans: RB · Ole Miss · #6.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Evans
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Gary Patterson and Lane Kiffin. The first one came in 2021: Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 207 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Arkansas — Week 12, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Ole Miss in the news
- Texas LT Trevor Goosby out for season
Yahoo Sports Oct 25 - Four-star TE commits to Ole Miss
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-10vs Troy | 20 | 130 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Central Arkansas | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-0@ Georgia Tech | 18 | 134 | 7.4 | 2 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-27vs Tulsa | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 22-19vs No. 7 Kentucky | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-28@ Vanderbilt | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-34vs Auburn | 21 | 136 | 6.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-28@ Texas A&M | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-30vs No. 10 Alabama | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-42@ Arkansas | 17 | 207 | 12.2 | 1 | 48 | Season-high 207 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Mississippi State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | L 25-42vs Texas Tech | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 144 | 936 | 6.5 | 9 | 48 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2022
L 27-42
at Arkansas
207 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
With Q. Judkins — 214 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 27 yds · J. Dart — 240 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.4 · 44 rush yds (11 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Troy · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA −4.26Zach Evans run for no gain to the Troy 33 Zach Evans fumbled, recovered by Troy Craig Slocum Jr.
- Week 11 · Alabama · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA −3.90Zach Evans run for no gain to the Alab 12
- Week 12 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.69Zach Evans run for 48 yds for a TD, (Jaxson Dart pass to Jonathan Mingo for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 9 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.63Jaxson Dart pass complete to Zach Evans for 23 yds to the TexAM 35 for a
- Week 12 · Arkansas · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.45Zach Evans run for 39 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 7 · Auburn · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.08Jaxson Dart pass complete to Zach Evans for 23 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Cruz KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Arkansas · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Zach Evans run for 38 yds to the Ark 28 for a
- Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Zach Evans run for 26 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Cruz KICK)
- Week 1 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Zach Evans run for 10 yds to the TexTc 47 for a
- Week 4 · Tulsa · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Zach Evans 20 Yd Run
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
144 of 144 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
52%136 carriesFumble rate
2.1%3 of 144 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
22 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
43 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
45 carries
Explosive
10+ yds24%of carries
34 carries
6 of 8 (75%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 7 (57%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.5 yds/carry on 144 carries · 24% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
15%
Stuffed (≤0)
30%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
24%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2020TCU6-4HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning
2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson and Jerry Kill · Run-heavy
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 57.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 124 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 80.2 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 73.5 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
39.0%
386 pass / 605 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Starter
144 carries and 12 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
72 · #36 of 317 RBs · 2022
Former five-star. Now #36 at the position.
Three seasons, two schools, drafted
- 2023 Drafted in round 6, No. 215 by the Los Angeles
- 2022 Ole Miss KiffinYear 3 · 12 games
- 2021 TCU PattersonYear 2 · 6 games
- 2020 TCU PattersonYear 1 · 9 games
- High school North ShoreHouston, TX · Class of 2020Five-star, No. 16 in the 2020 class. Signed with TCU.Also from North Shore: Devin Sanchez (Ohio State), Denver Harris (UNLV), Charles Ross II (LSU) and 18 more.
How it ended
Three seasons, at TCU and Ole Miss, 1,999 rushing yards — drafted at #215 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2020 9 games
- Signed with TCUFive-star, out of North Shore
2023
- Drafted by Los Angeles Ramsround 6, pick 215
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill and Lane Kiffin.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 4th NFL season
#215Rd 6 · Pick 38
Los Angeles RamsEntering 4th NFL season