Running back, Louisiana, 2016–⁠19

Raymond Calais

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Breaux Bridge, LA
Born
Apr 2, 1998

Raymond Calais played running back at Louisiana (2016–⁠19). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Calais in round 7, No. 245 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
886
Rushing yards, 2019 (Louisiana, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 245
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Louisiana231175.1124
2017Louisiana15885.9131
2018Louisiana817549.3792
2019Louisiana1178867.6683
Career2361,8457.81592

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Louisiana153290
2017Louisiana306992
2018Louisiana359080
2019Louisiana195410
Career992,4772

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Louisiana199.009
2018Louisiana66911.5045
2019Louisiana10676.7134
Career171458.5145

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Louisiana4RBFr.
2017Louisiana4RBSo.
2018Louisiana4RBJr.
2019Louisiana4RBSr.5′9″185

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
2016Louisiana23-0.01––-0.33%–
2017Louisiana160.19––3.0––
2018Louisiana890.3694th (n=300)0.1532.210%0.35
2019Louisiana1320.2991st (n=287)0.1338.813%0.25

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

2019 Louisiana 14 games, 886 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Mississippi StateL 28–⁠388800119
Sep 7vs.LibertyW 35–⁠1481110––
Sep 14vs.Texas SouthernW 77–⁠63292288
Sep 21atOhioW 45–⁠256170––
Sep 28atGeorgia SouthernW 37–⁠247360––
Oct 9vs.App StateL 7–⁠1794704109
Oct 17atArkansas StateW 37–⁠2081442382
Nov 2vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠321830119
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaW 48–⁠76260133
Nov 16atSouth AlabamaW 37–⁠2713770289
Nov 23vs.TroyW 53–⁠37611––
Nov 30vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠3081071120
Dec 7atApp StateL 38–⁠458490241
Jan 6 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠175190241
2018 Louisiana 14 games, 754 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.GramblingW 49–⁠177691125
Sep 15atMississippi StateL 10–⁠56190354
Sep 22vs.Coastal CarolinaL 28–⁠3051081382
Sep 29atAlabamaL 14–⁠56650239
Oct 6atTexas StateW 42–⁠275150114
Oct 13vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠38109004101
Oct 20atApp StateL 17–⁠273180248
Oct 27vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠4371211464
Nov 3atTroyL 16–⁠2691604142
Nov 10vs.Georgia StateW 36–⁠22131863––
Nov 17vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠3873403109
Nov 24atUL MonroeW 31–⁠283400117
Dec 1atApp StateL 19–⁠302203123
Dec 15 ✦vs.TulaneL 24–⁠413411490
2017 Louisiana 12 games, 30 returns, 699 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.SE LouisianaW 51–⁠48–––4229
Sep 9atTulsaL 42–⁠663120372
Sep 16atTexas A&ML 21–⁠45–––115
Sep 23vs.UL MonroeL 50–⁠56–––559
Oct 7atIdahoW 21–⁠16–––269
Oct 12vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠7170134
Oct 19atArkansas StateL 3–⁠476270679
Nov 4atSouth AlabamaW 19–⁠14140––
Nov 11atOle MissL 22–⁠502341117
Nov 18vs.New Mexico StateW 47–⁠34–––245
Nov 25vs.Georgia SouthernL 24–⁠34130––
Dec 2atApp StateL 14–⁠63110580
2016 Louisiana 9 games, 117 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Boise StateL 10–⁠452−10375
Sep 10vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠22171487
Sep 17vs.South AlabamaW 28–⁠23280368
Sep 24atTulaneL 39–⁠412340243
Oct 1atNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠37160––
Oct 12vs.App StateL 0–⁠24280235
Oct 22atTexas StateW 27–⁠36430121
Nov 10atGeorgia SouthernW 33–⁠26470––
Nov 19atGeorgiaL 21–⁠35350––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′7⅞″
Weight188 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73¾″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press20 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Los Angeles Rams400000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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