Running back, Virginia Tech, 2015–⁠18

Steven Peoples

Number
No. 32
Height
5′9″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Galax, VA

Steven Peoples played running back at Virginia Tech (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

156rushing yards, career highat Old Dominion, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Old Dominion, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Virginia Tech16603.817
2017Virginia Tech702673.8213
2018Virginia Tech1587865.0687
Career2441,1134.6987

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Virginia Tech24020.0127
2017Virginia Tech47919.8243
2018Virginia Tech211828.7127
Career2730111.1443

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Virginia Tech81830

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Virginia Tech32RBFr.
2016Virginia Tech32RBSo.
2017Virginia Tech32RBJr.
2018Virginia Tech32RBSr.5′9″222

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
2016Virginia Tech190.37––7.1––
2017Virginia Tech740.1042nd (n=287)0.127.213%0.01
2018Virginia Tech1890.1140th (n=300)0.1520.220%0.07

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

2018 Virginia Tech 13 games, 786 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atFlorida StateW 24–⁠31344010––
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠17655216234
Sep 22atOld DominionL 35–⁠4920156287––
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠141647114111
Oct 6vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠45964041328
Oct 13atNorth CarolinaW 22–⁠19144109430
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠49651024113
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 21–⁠311239012439
Nov 10atPittsburghL 22–⁠52104902024
Nov 17vs.MiamiL 14–⁠381040010210
Nov 23vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠31199601816
Dec 1vs.MarshallW 41–⁠20147801217
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 31–⁠3592616––
2017 Virginia Tech 7 games, 267 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠241339011––
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 27–⁠02603––
Sep 16atEast CarolinaW 64–⁠1782616––
Sep 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠01362112373
Oct 28vs.DukeW 24–⁠3270416
Nov 24atVirginiaW 10–⁠02271011––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠301056013––
2016 Virginia Tech 6 games, 60 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠17––––––
Oct 15atSyracuseL 17–⁠31––––127
Oct 20vs.MiamiW 37–⁠16––––113
Nov 5atDukeW 24–⁠2121307––
Nov 19atNotre DameW 34–⁠31113216––
Nov 26vs.VirginiaW 52–⁠1031506––

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

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