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Player Dossier
2008-2011Cincinnati
Isaiah Pead
RB • 5'11" • Columbus, OH, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Isaiah Pead leans workhorse runner traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
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
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Isaiah Pead built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Isaiah Pead's career was his backfield work: 3,288...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 50
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Isaiah Pead, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Cincinnati. Isaiah Pead leans workhorse runner traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,009
- Rushing yards
- 3,288
- Receiving yards
- 721
- Touchdowns
- 33
Quick Answers
Isaiah Pead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,009
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- West Virginia
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 2 · Pick 18 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,578 scrimmage yards · RB 9th (top 2%) · Big East 1st (top 1%) · National 15th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 195 | 184 | 11 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 952 | 758 | 194 | 11 | 65.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 1,219 | 1,029 | 190 | 7 | 73.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 164 | 149 | 15 | 1 | 81.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 1,414 | 1,110 | 304 | 14 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Pead played RB for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Isaiah Pead recorded 3,288 rushing yards, 721 receiving yards, and 33 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 1,578 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.5 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: Tennessee
Loss with 170 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
121.4
Efficiency
55.5
Usage
38.9
Consistency
70.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 164. Austin Peay: 97. Tennessee: 170. Akron: 15. NC State: 191. Miami (OH): 54. Louisville: 155. South Florida: 127. Pittsburgh: 138. West Virginia: 180. Rutgers: 28. Syracuse: 192. UConn: 67
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 31 by 55.3. Austin Peay: 8 by 100. Tennessee: 16 by 94.3. Akron: 6 by 26. NC State: 30 by 65.2. Miami (OH): 20 by 28.3. Louisville: 23 by 75.3. South Florida: 26 by 42.8. Pittsburgh: 26 by 55.6. West Virginia: 24 by 68.4. Rutgers: 14 by 20.8. Syracuse: 26 by 60.2. UConn: 26 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins120 · Games = 10 · -6 vs Losses
Losses126 · Games = 3 · +6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs Austin Peay
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-24 | 28 | 149 | 5.30 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs UConn | W 35-27 | 23 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Syracuse150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 30-13 | 17 | 80 | 4.70 | 1 | 9 | 112 | 7.4 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rutgers | L 3-20 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs West Virginia100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 21-24 | 19 | 113 | 5.90 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 7.5 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Pittsburgh100 rush yards | W 26-23 | 22 | 118 | 5.40 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ South Florida | W 37-34 | 22 | 79 | 3.60 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Louisville100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 25-16 | 20 | 151 | 7.60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 27-0 | 18 | 49 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Fri 9/23 | vs NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-14 | 27 | 167 | 6.20 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Akron | W 59-14 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 23-45 | 14 | 155 | 11.10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10.6 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Austin Peay2+ TD | W 72-10 | 7 | 87 | 12.40 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12.1 |
Player Story
Isaiah Pead story
Isaiah Pead built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Isaiah Pead's career was his backfield work: 3,288 rushing yards, 545 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 721 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 721 receiving yards and 74 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Isaiah Pead's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Cincinnati
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200820092009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 205 | 57.5 | 10.2 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 205 | 57.5 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 1,007 | 65.7 | 21.5 | 802 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,007 | 65.7 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,219 | 59.9 | 33.7 | 212 |
| 2011 Postseason | Cincinnati | 1,578 | 55.5 | 38.9 | 359 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,578 | 55.5 | 38.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with 188 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
188
Scrimmage Yards
96.4 takeover
188 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · L 23-45
170
Scrimmage Yards
93.3 takeover
Loss with 170 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
170 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 12 · W 69-38 · Conference game
249
Scrimmage Yards
91.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
249 scrimmage yards and 47.8 usage.
#4
vs NC State
Week 4 · W 44-14
191
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
191 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
#5
vs West Virginia
Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game
180
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Loss with 180 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
180 scrimmage yards and 48 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Cincinnati
1,578 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 38.9 usage
81.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Cincinnati
81.5
1,578 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 38.9 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Cincinnati
73.3
1,219 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 33.7 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
10
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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