Usage Score
25.2
Player Dossier
2014-2018Rice
Austin Walter
RB • 5'8" • 202 lbs • Crosby, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Austin Walter leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.2 efficiency.
Efficiency
56.2
Consistency
68.2
Season Value
62.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Scouting Read
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Austin Walter, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Rice. Austin Walter leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.2 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Rice paired 1,089 primary output with 56.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 197 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2018 Regular Season · Rice
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
83.8
Efficiency
56.2
Usage
25.2
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 125. Unknown: 91. Hawai'i: 107. Southern Miss: 89. Wake Forest: 197. UTSA: 101. UAB: 36. Florida International: 50. North Texas: 33. UTEP: 110. Louisiana Tech: 101. LSU: 18. Old Dominion: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
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High volume / high quality
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High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 23 by 40.7. Unknown: 12 by 78.8. Hawai'i: 14 by 49.2. Southern Miss: 7 by 100. Wake Forest: 23 by 85.7. UTSA: 22 by 33. UAB: 22 by 17. Florida International: 18 by 25.6. North Texas: 16 by 22. UTEP: 7 by 62.5. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 100. LSU: 3 by 68.8. Old Dominion: 5 by 47.7
Split Comparison
Losses87.9 · n=11
First Half106.6 · n=7 · +49.4 vs Second Half
Second Half57.2 · n=6 · -49.4 vs First Half
All Games83.8 · n=13
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Old Dominion | W 27-13 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 6.2 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ LSU | L 10-42 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 13-28 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 101 | 20.2 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs UTEP | L 26-34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 15.7 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ North Texas | L 17-41 | 14 | 30 | 2.10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Florida International | L 17-36 | 16 | 36 | 2.30 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UAB | L 0-42 | 19 | 31 | 1.60 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UTSA | L 3-20 | 14 | 31 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Wake Forest100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 24-56 | 18 | 165 | 9.20 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 8.6 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Southern Miss | L 22-40 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.7 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Hawai'i | L 29-43 | 9 | 25 | 2.80 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 7.6 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Houston | L 27-45 | 19 | 55 | 2.90 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 5.4 |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Unknown2+ TD | — | 11 | 83 | 7.50 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7.6 |
Career Arc
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Rice
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 445 | 52.9 | 10.6 | 445 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 416 | 45.5 | 11.6 | -29 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 619 | 58.5 | 14.4 | 203 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 1,089 | 56.2 | 25.2 | 470 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wake Forest
Loss with 197 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
197
Primary metric
197 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#2
UAB
122
Primary metric
Loss with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 18.4 usage.
#3
Unknown
104
Primary metric
Game with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#4
Pittsburgh
112
Primary metric
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.
#5
Louisiana Tech
96
Primary metric
Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Rice
1,089 primary output · 56.2 efficiency · 25.2 usage
62.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Rice
46.9
619 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Rice
36.2
445 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8383
Crosby · Crosby, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
2,569
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.