Running back, Rhode Island (from UConn), 2010–⁠14

Lyle McCombs

Number
No. 43
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Staten Island, NY

Lyle McCombs played running back at UConn (2010–⁠13) and Rhode Island (2014).

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highvs. South Florida, 20134rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Fordham, 2011

Team titles: Big East champions, 2010

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011UConn2751,1514.2765
2012UConn2438603.5639
2013UConn1596704.2557
2014Rhode Island17392.3010
Career6942,7203.91865

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013UConn24444013400
2014Rhode Island35701−10
Career27501014390

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011UConn191729.1126
2012UConn242309.6043
2013UConn20753.8217
2014Rhode Island33110.3025
Career665087.7343

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010UConn43RB
2011UConn43RB
2012UConn43RB
2013UConn43RB
2014Rhode Island43RB5′8″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013UConn169-0.099th (n=226)0.07-15.322%-0.04
2014Rhode Island (FCS)20-0.23––-4.530%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Rhode Island 1 game, 39 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atMarshallL 7–⁠481739010331

No box score in the source for Sep 13 at Fordham; Sep 20 vs. UAlbany; Sep 27 at Central Connecticut; Oct 4 vs. Brown; Oct 11 at Villanova; Oct 18 at Richmond; Oct 25 vs. Maine; Nov 1 at Delaware; Nov 8 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 15 at Stony Brook; Nov 22 vs. Towson, so those games are not listed.

2013 UConn 12 games, 670 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.TowsonL 18–⁠331776022518
Sep 14vs.MarylandL 21–⁠321953114318
Sep 21vs.MichiganL 21–⁠2483801633
Sep 28atBuffaloL 12–⁠411333171−4
Oct 12vs.South FloridaL 10–⁠1320164152––
Oct 19atCincinnatiL 16–⁠4191406––
Oct 26atUCFL 17–⁠62148815711
Nov 8vs.LouisvilleL 10–⁠31123007––
Nov 16atSMUL 21–⁠3817103038417
Nov 23atTempleW 28–⁠21165109––
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 28–⁠17860616
Dec 7vs.MemphisW 45–⁠10614114216
2012 UConn 11 games, 860 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MassachusettsW 37–⁠02382112223
Sep 8vs.NC StateL 7–⁠102060115251
Sep 15atMarylandW 24–⁠2127941153−6
Sep 22atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠3023119028228
Sep 29vs.BuffaloW 24–⁠172997112333
Oct 6atRutgersL 3–⁠19123201026
Oct 19atSyracuseL 10–⁠40121606217
Nov 3atSouth FloridaL 6–⁠131847012328
Nov 9vs.PittsburghW 24–⁠172912013910
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 23–⁠2029133029232
Dec 1vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠342160113218
2011 UConn 12 games, 1,151 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.FordhamW 35–⁠324141460217
Sep 10atVanderbiltL 21–⁠242711802215
Sep 16vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠241846011117
Sep 24atBuffaloW 17–⁠3306107115
Oct 1vs.Western MichiganL 31–⁠3824136065352
Oct 8atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠4320730712
Oct 15vs.South FloridaW 16–⁠103213001427
Oct 26atPittsburghL 20–⁠352512401511
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 28–⁠212415216313
Nov 19vs.LouisvilleL 20–⁠341033022223
Nov 26vs.RutgersW 40–⁠222095236430
Dec 3atCincinnatiL 27–⁠352142011––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height5′7¾″
Weight171 lb
40-yard dash4.57 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′11″
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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