Running back, South Dakota, 2017–⁠19

Ben Klett

Number: No. 30
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 220 lb
Hometown: Ewa Beach, HI

Ben Klett played running back at South Dakota (2017–⁠19).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
2017	South Dakota	2	3	1.5	3
2018	South Dakota	3	15	5.0	14
2019	South Dakota	8	20	2.5	14
Career		13	38	2.9	14

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2019	South Dakota	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2017	South Dakota	30	RB
2018	South Dakota	30	RB
2019	South Dakota	30	RB	6′1″	220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2017	South Dakota (FCS)	2	-0.75	–	–	-1.5	–
2018	South Dakota (FCS)	3	0.18	–	–	0.5	–
2019	South Dakota (FCS)	8	-0.59	–	–	-4.7	–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 South Dakota 1 game, 20 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 7	atOklahoma	L 14–⁠70	8	20	0	1	0	0

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Montana; Sep 14 vs. Houston Christian; Sep 21 at Northern Colorado; Oct 5 vs. Indiana State; Oct 12 at Missouri State; Oct 19 at Northern Iowa; Oct 26 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 2 at Western Illinois; Nov 9 vs. Youngstown State; Nov 16 at North Dakota State; Nov 23 vs. South Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2018 South Dakota 1 game, 15 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 1	atKansas State	L 24–⁠27	3	15	0	–	–	–

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Northern Colorado; Sep 16 at Weber State; Sep 29 at Southern Illinois; Oct 6 vs. Missouri State; Oct 13 vs. Northern Iowa; Oct 20 at Youngstown State; Oct 27 vs. North Dakota State; Nov 3 at Indiana State; Nov 10 vs. Western Illinois; Nov 17 at South Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2017 South Dakota 1 game, 3 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 9	atBowling Green	W 35–⁠27	2	3	0	–	–	–

No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Drake; Sep 16 vs. North Dakota; Sep 30 at Western Illinois; Oct 7 vs. Youngstown State; Oct 14 vs. Indiana State; Oct 21 at Illinois State; Oct 28 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 4 at Northern Iowa; Nov 11 at North Dakota State; Nov 18 vs. South Dakota State; Nov 25 at Nicholls; Dec 2 at Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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