Player Dossier

2008-2009

Michigan State

Glenn Winston

RB • 6'2" • Detroit, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Glenn Winston leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

17.8

Efficiency

37.7

Consistency

61.9

Season Value

54

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Scouting Read

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Glenn Winston, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State. Glenn Winston leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.7 efficiency.

Glenn Winston played RB for Michigan State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Glenn Winston recorded 204 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 210 primary output with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

35

Efficiency

37.7

Usage

17.8

Consistency

61.9

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 24. Central Michigan: 3. Notre Dame: 14. Wisconsin: 52. Michigan: 53. Illinois: 64

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 62.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 10.4. Notre Dame: 6 by 24.3. Wisconsin: 9 by 60.2. Michigan: 25 by 21.1. Illinois: 14 by 47.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins58.5 · Games = 2 · +35.5 vs Losses
Losses23 · Games = 3 · -35.5 vs Wins
First Half13.7 · Games = 3 · -42.7 vs Second Half
Second Half56.3 · Games = 3 · +42.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 10/10@ IllinoisW 24-1414644.6014.6
Sat 10/3vs MichiganW 26-20244721162.1
Sat 9/26@ WisconsinL 30-389525.8005.8
Sat 9/19@ Notre DameL 30-336142.3002.3
Sat 9/12vs Central MichiganL 27-2933101
Sat 9/5vs Unknown424606

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Michigan State

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonMichigan State02.62.7
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State21037.717.8210

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64

Primary metric

64 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#2

Wisconsin

52

Primary metric

Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

#3

Michigan

53

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

53 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#4

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

1 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

#5

Unknown

24

Primary metric

Game with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 6.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

210 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 17.8 usage

54

#2

2008 Regular Season · Michigan State

18.4

0 primary · 2.6 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2008 · Rating 0.8533

Denby · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

210

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.