Running back, Louisiana, 2024–⁠26

Steven Blanco

Number
No. 24
Height
5′9″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Saint Martinville, LA

Steven Blanco plays running back for Louisiana. Last time out, against Troy: 10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 2 yards.

2026 so far

210 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 2 yards vs. Troy, W 33–⁠6

Next game: at Southern Miss, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 17LAM
  2. 6@USC
  3. 55UAB
  4. 4@CLT
  5. 42ARST
  6. 36@LT
  7. 50TROY

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Louisiana301565.2234
2026Louisiana542103.9416
Career843664.4634

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Louisiana24RBRS
2025Louisiana24RBFr.
2026Louisiana24RBSo.5′9″215

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
2025Louisiana330.23––7.55%–
2026Louisiana570.2887th (n=478)0.1016.212%0.20

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Louisiana53%3.500.901.0020%
2026Louisiana52%3.101.000.4012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Louisiana 7 games, 210 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.LamarW 38–⁠7517112––
Sep 12atUSCL 30–⁠49561617
Sep 19vs.UABW 21–⁠141155114––
Sep 26atCharlotteW 34–⁠7640413
Oct 3vs.Arkansas StateW 23–⁠20942016110
Oct 10atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠3283601414
Oct 17vs.TroyW 33–⁠6105011112
2025 Louisiana 10 games, 156 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠10669134––
Sep 13atMissouriL 10–⁠52731016––
Sep 20atEastern MichiganL 31–⁠3431507––
Sep 27vs.MarshallW 54–⁠5121005––
Oct 11atJames MadisonL 14–⁠243101––
Oct 18vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠221000––
Oct 25atTroyL 23–⁠351808––
Nov 1atSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠221303––
Nov 29vs.UL MonroeW 30–⁠272714129
Dec 17 ✦vs.DelawareL 13–⁠2041207––

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

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