Running back, Ole Miss (from SMU), 2019–⁠24

Ulysses Bentley IV

Lettered 2022–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Dec 30, 2000

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Ulysses Bentley IV played running back at SMU (2019–⁠21) and Ole Miss (2022–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
898
Rushing yards, 2020 (SMU, 7–⁠3)
Best game
227 yards
At North Texas, week 3, 2020: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

227rushing yards, career highat North Texas, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019SMU7365.1016
2020SMU1698985.31184
2021SMU966106.4485
2022Ole Miss16734.6417
2023Ole Miss955405.7443
2024Ole Miss844195.0589
Career4672,5765.52889

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019SMU13030.0030
2020SMU211748.3161
2021SMU19904.7124
2022Ole Miss144.004
2023Ole Miss11877.9125
2024Ole Miss13997.6031
Career664847.3361

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021SMU51380
2023Ole Miss142720
Career194100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019SMU24RBYr 1
2020SMU24RBYr 2
2021SMU24RBYr 3
2022Ole Miss24RBYr 4
2023Ole Miss24RBYr 5
2024Ole Miss24RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″200

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
2019SMU70.29––2.1––
2020SMU1960.1756th (n=212)0.1432.926%0.21
2021SMU1190.1546th (n=277)0.1618.416%0.22
2022Ole Miss160.38––6.1––
2023Ole Miss1050.2981st (n=450)0.1730.211%0.30
2024Ole Miss970.1341st (n=434)0.1612.913%0.25

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

2024 Ole Miss 10 games, 419 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.FurmanW 76–⁠062303190
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 52–⁠35130–––
Sep 14atWake ForestW 40–⁠63170–––
Sep 21vs.Georgia SouthernW 52–⁠13290–––
Oct 12atLSUL 26–⁠29111071150
Oct 26vs.OklahomaW 26–⁠14550–––
Nov 2atArkansasW 63–⁠315110–––
Nov 9vs.GeorgiaW 28–⁠10132814380
Nov 29vs.Mississippi StateW 26–⁠14201361170
Jan 2 ✦vs.DukeW 52–⁠20147024300
2023 Ole Miss 13 games, 540 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.MercerW 73–⁠76270161
Sep 9atTulaneW 37–⁠20200–––
Sep 16vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠236611–––
Sep 23atAlabamaL 10–⁠241303410
Sep 30vs.LSUW 55–⁠4999011170
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠2013941100
Oct 21atAuburnW 28–⁠21175201100
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 33–⁠77420120
Nov 4vs.Texas A&MW 38–⁠356190140
Nov 11atGeorgiaL 17–⁠526230120
Nov 18vs.UL MonroeW 35–⁠39471–––
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 17–⁠710630150
Dec 30 ✦vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠253190–––
2022 Ole Miss 5 games, 73 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.TroyW 28–⁠10251–––
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 59–⁠34431–––
Sep 17atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠08272–––
Oct 22atLSUL 20–⁠451−30140
Nov 12vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠30110–––
2021 SMU 10 games, 610 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠910480210
Sep 11vs.North TexasW 35–⁠121014112211
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠37136102110
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠342015312130
Oct 9atNavyW 31–⁠24220–––
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠26–––160
Oct 30atHoustonL 37–⁠444150140
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠28149713270
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 14–⁠48116803−10
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 31–⁠3412251380
2020 SMU 10 games, 898 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atTexas StateW 31–⁠2411492120
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 65–⁠351922731210
Sep 26vs.Stephen F. AustinW 50–⁠75892–––
Oct 3vs.MemphisW 30–⁠27133203190
Oct 16atTulaneW 37–⁠34259413−10
Oct 24vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠42164003190
Oct 31vs.NavyW 51–⁠372514924680
Nov 7atTempleW 47–⁠2317790100
Nov 14atTulsaL 24–⁠28261031150
Nov 28atEast CarolinaL 38–⁠52123604411
2019 SMU 4 games, 36 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atArkansas StateW 37–⁠30130–––
Sep 7vs.North TexasW 49–⁠273160–––
Sep 14vs.Texas StateW 47–⁠171001300
Dec 21 ✦atFlorida AtlanticL 28–⁠522170–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′9⅞″
Weight201 lb
Arm length29″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan71⅛″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′9″
3-cone drill7.32 sW
20-yard shuttle4.38 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Indianapolis Colts110000

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

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