Running back, Boise State, 2014–⁠17

Ryan Wolpin

Number
No. 21
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Hometown
Trabuco Canyon, CA

Ryan Wolpin played running back at Boise State (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

90rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oregon, 2017

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2014 and 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Boise State261586.1049
2016Boise State13393.009
2017Boise State1224483.7618
Career1616454.0649

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Boise State640000
2017Boise State550000
Career1190000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Boise State121078.9021

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Boise State5810

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Boise State21RB
2015Boise State21RB
2016Boise State21RB
2017Boise State21RB5′8″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
2015Boise State260.09––2.56%–
2016Boise State13-0.18––-2.4––
2017Boise State1370.0425th (n=287)0.124.814%0.11

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

2017 Boise State 14 games, 448 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.TroyW 24–⁠1317470–––
Sep 9atWashington StateL 44–⁠479290–––
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 28–⁠1411390–––
Sep 22vs.VirginiaL 23–⁠42351100
Oct 6atBYUW 24–⁠74110100
Oct 14atSan Diego StateW 31–⁠147270200
Oct 21vs.WyomingW 24–⁠145160–––
Oct 28atUtah StateW 41–⁠1410510100
Nov 4vs.NevadaW 41–⁠145171–––
Nov 11atColorado StateW 59–⁠525280–––
Nov 18vs.Air ForceW 44–⁠196401–––
Nov 25atFresno StateL 17–⁠286170–––
Dec 2vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠1411501–––
Dec 16 ✦vs.OregonW 38–⁠2823712–––
2016 Boise State 6 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atLouisianaW 45–⁠105240–––
Sep 10vs.Washington StateW 31–⁠28–––200
Sep 24atOregon StateW 38–⁠24–––100
Oct 1vs.Utah StateW 21–⁠10–––200
Oct 7atNew MexicoW 49–⁠21390100
Nov 12atHawai’iW 52–⁠16560–––
2015 Boise State 5 games, 158 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 3vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠04400–––
Oct 10atColorado StateW 41–⁠104170–––
Nov 20vs.Air ForceL 30–⁠37110–––
Nov 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠232100–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 55–⁠715900–––

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

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