Running back, Penn State, 2018–⁠19

Ricky Slade

Number
No. 3
Height
5′9″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2019)
Sophomore
Hometown
Woodbridge, VA

Ricky Slade played running back at Penn State (2018–⁠19).

Career highs

94rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Maryland, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Penn State452575.7661
2019Penn State472144.6244
Career924715.1861

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Penn State11212.0012
2019Penn State121058.8040
Career131179.0040

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Penn State3RBFr.
2019Penn State3RBSo.5′9″198

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
2018Penn State460.25––11.67%0.05
2019Penn State610.1145th (n=287)0.137.07%0.03

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 Penn State 12 games, 214 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠75911260
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠13380–––
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠104402420
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠082813220
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠74201−10
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠12480–––
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠213480220
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠741201−40
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠31–––100
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠271101180
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 27–⁠66360–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠395580–––
2018 Penn State 9 games, 257 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.App StateW 45–⁠386391–––
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠64130–––
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠10511–––
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠2410942–––
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠21180–––
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠10210–––
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠72100–––
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠3116421120
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠274270–––

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

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