Running back, Fresno State, 2017–⁠21

Ronnie Rivers

Number
No. 20
Height
5′9″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Brentwood, CA
Born
Jan 31, 1999

Ronnie Rivers played running back at Fresno State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

212rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UNLV, 20209catches, career highat Nevada, 202099receiving yards, career highat UNLV, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Minnesota, 2019

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Fresno State1014804.8530
2018Fresno State1327435.61076
2019Fresno State1778995.11355
2020Fresno State1005075.1732
2021Fresno State1617884.9564
Career6713,4175.14076

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Fresno State201296.5121
2018Fresno State2631112.0334
2019Fresno State433548.2334
2020Fresno State272659.8235
2021Fresno State3436410.7261
Career1501,4239.51161

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Fresno State–––8350
2018Fresno State–––141380
2019Fresno State–––91200
2020Fresno State–––6460
2021Fresno State11309220
Career1130463610

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Fresno State20RBYr 1
2018Fresno State20RBYr 2
2019Fresno State20RBYr 3
2020Fresno State20RBYr 4
2021Fresno State20RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″195

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
2017Fresno State1290.0529th (n=287)0.126.715%0.06
2018Fresno State1610.3593rd (n=300)0.1556.922%0.35
2019Fresno State2300.1558th (n=287)0.1335.330%0.16
2020Fresno State1330.2479th (n=212)0.1432.629%0.18
2021Fresno State1990.0930th (n=277)0.1618.125%0.00

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

2021 Fresno State 11 games, 788 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.UConnW 45–⁠0135802661
Sep 4atOregonL 24–⁠31144004190
Sep 11vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠10146414430
Sep 18atUCLAW 40–⁠372113623260
Sep 24vs.UNLVW 38–⁠30144802220
Oct 2atHawai’iL 24–⁠27157406590
Oct 16atWyomingW 17–⁠0217304190
Oct 23vs.NevadaW 34–⁠323801–––
Nov 6vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠40127903140
Nov 13vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠720711150
Nov 25atSan José StateW 40–⁠9146505911
2020 Fresno State 6 games, 507 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24vs.Hawai’iL 19–⁠3418791180
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 38–⁠17239525691
Nov 7atUNLVW 40–⁠271913336991
Nov 14atUtah StateW 35–⁠162513216510
Dec 5atNevadaL 26–⁠37146909380
Dec 12atNew MexicoL 39–⁠491−10–––
2019 Fresno State 12 games, 899 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atUSCL 23–⁠31145304230
Sep 7vs.MinnesotaL 35–⁠38157605482
Sep 21vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠2011371360
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠1713420–––
Oct 12atAir ForceL 24–⁠439451250
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠2714512260
Oct 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠411414624420
Nov 2atHawai’iW 41–⁠381910322230
Nov 9vs.Utah StateL 35–⁠371710232190
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠17154714310
Nov 23vs.NevadaL 28–⁠3572007881
Nov 30atSan José StateL 16–⁠172917718630
2018 Fresno State 11 games, 743 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 29vs.ToledoW 49–⁠272250–––
Oct 6atNevadaW 21–⁠351211191
Oct 13vs.WyomingW 27–⁠342203530
Oct 20atNew MexicoW 38–⁠7114824691
Oct 27vs.Hawai’iW 50–⁠20111251190
Nov 3atUNLVW 48–⁠3123311170
Nov 9atBoise StateL 17–⁠2473317600
Nov 17vs.San Diego StateW 23–⁠1422781160
Nov 24vs.San José StateW 31–⁠13179203411
Dec 1atBoise StateW 19–⁠1617631140
Dec 15 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 31–⁠202421224330
2017 Fresno State 12 games, 480 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Incarnate WordW 66–⁠096013220
Sep 9atAlabamaL 10–⁠419290160
Sep 16atWashingtonL 16–⁠4810290–––
Sep 30vs.NevadaW 41–⁠21128212240
Oct 7atSan José StateW 27–⁠101910524150
Oct 14vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠06391–––
Nov 4vs.BYUW 20–⁠133140170
Nov 11atHawai’iW 31–⁠2111530180
Nov 18atWyomingW 13–⁠773302201
Nov 25vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠175120380
Dec 2atBoise StateL 14–⁠1741701110
Dec 24 ✦vs.HoustonW 33–⁠27670280

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′7½″
Weight195 lb
Arm length28″
Hand size8½″
Wingspan69″W
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press19 repsW
3-cone drill6.91 sW
20-yard shuttle4.34 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Los Angeles Rams29210529
2023Los Angeles Rams9321290522
2024Los Angeles Rams622990534
2025Los Angeles Rams6946000
2026 (so far)Los Angeles Rams1519015
NFL career247731401690

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

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