Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2011Florida
Chris Rainey
RB • 5'9" • Lakeland, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Chris Rainey leans workhorse runner traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Chris Rainey built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Chris Rainey's career was his backfield work: 2,464...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 159
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Rainey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Florida. Chris Rainey leans workhorse runner traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,259
- Rushing yards
- 2,464
- Receiving yards
- 795
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Chris Rainey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,259
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Florida
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lakeland · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Lakeland · 67 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 5 · Pick 24 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,242 scrimmage yards · RB 34th (top 8%) · SEC 5th (top 3%) · National 60th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida | 14 | 8 | -3 | 11 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida | 14 | 681 | 655 | 26 | 4 | 49.9 |
| 2009 Postseason | Florida | 14 | 98 | 27 | 71 | 1 | 54.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 14 | 638 | 548 | 90 | 6 | 54.7 |
| 2010 Postseason | Florida | 8 | 84 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Florida | 8 | 498 | 300 | 198 | 5 | 61.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 102 | 71 | 31 | 0 | 81.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 1,140 | 790 | 350 | 5 | 81.1 |
Related Context
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Chris Rainey played RB for Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Rainey recorded 2,464 rushing yards, 795 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Florida paired 1,242 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Florida
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
52.6
Efficiency
60.1
Usage
12.1
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 98. Charleston Southern: 76. Troy: 85. Tennessee: 64. Kentucky: 36. LSU: 11. Arkansas: 20. Mississippi State: 90. Georgia: 12. Vanderbilt: 18. South Carolina: 46. Florida International: 91. Florida State: 82. Alabama: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 8 by 92.2. Charleston Southern: 1 by 100. Troy: 12 by 73.8. Tennessee: 9 by 74.1. Kentucky: 9 by 41.7. LSU: 4 by 28.6. Arkansas: 7 by 18.2. Mississippi State: 12 by 78.1. Georgia: 4 by 31.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 33.8. South Carolina: 10 by 47.9. Florida International: 7 by 96.9. Florida State: 9 by 88. Alabama: 2 by 36.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56.1 · Games = 13 · +49.1 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 1 · -49.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Charleston Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | vs Cincinnati | W 51-24 | 4 | 27 | 6.80 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 12.3 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Alabama | L 13-32 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Florida State | W 37-10 | 8 | 73 | 9.10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.1 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Florida International2+ TD | W 62-3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 13 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ South Carolina | W 24-14 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Vanderbilt | W 27-3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Georgia | W 41-17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Mississippi State | W 29-19 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 1 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Arkansas | W 23-20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.9 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ LSU | W 13-3 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Kentucky | W 41-7 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Tennessee | W 23-13 | 9 | 64 | 7.10 | 0 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Troy | W 56-6 | 12 | 85 | 7.10 | 1 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Charleston Southern | W 62-3 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 1 | — | — | 76 |
Player Story
Chris Rainey story
Chris Rainey built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Chris Rainey's career was his backfield work: 2,464 rushing yards, 396 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 795 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 795 receiving yards and 644 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Rainey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida
2007-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida | 10 | 91.7 | 0.9 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida | 689 | 57.8 | 11.9 | 679 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida | 689 | 57.8 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Florida | 736 | 60.1 | 12.1 | 47 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 736 | 60.1 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Florida | 582 | 70.7 | 17.2 | -154 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Florida | 582 | 70.7 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Florida | 1,242 | 56.3 | 35.3 | 660 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida | 1,242 | 56.3 | 35.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee
Week 3 · W 33-23 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
212
Scrimmage Yards
90.2 takeover
212 scrimmage yards and 44.2 usage.
#2
@ South Carolina
Week 11 · L 12-17 · Conference game
162
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Loss with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.
#3
vs UAB
Week 2 · W 39-0
162
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Win with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 13 · L 7-31
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Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
98 scrimmage yards and 27.8 usage.
#5
vs App State
Week 12 · W 48-10
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Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 13.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Florida
1,242 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 35.3 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Florida
81.1
1,242 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 35.3 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Florida
61.1
582 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 17.2 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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