Player Career

Derrius Guice Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Derrius Guice story

Derrius Guice built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derrius Guice's career was his backfield work: 3,074 rushing yards, 471 carries, 29 rushing touchdowns, and 250 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with LSU. 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 250 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 695 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Derrius Guice 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

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonLSU45663.78.8
2015 Regular SeasonLSU45663.78.80
2016 PostseasonLSU1,49366.529.31,037
2016 Regular SeasonLSU1,49366.529.30
2017 PostseasonLSU1,37551.236.7-118
2017 Regular SeasonLSU1,37551.236.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 40-24 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

285

Scrimmage Yards

100 takeover

285 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game

252

Scrimmage Yards

95.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

252 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

#3

@ Texas A&M

Week 13 · W 54-39 · Conference game

285

Scrimmage Yards

93.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

285 scrimmage yards and 56.1 usage.

#4

vs South Carolina

Week 6 · W 45-24 · Conference game

163

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.

#5

vs Southern Miss

Week 7 · W 45-10

169

Scrimmage Yards

83.6 takeover

Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

169 scrimmage yards and 48.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · LSU

1,493 primary output · 66.5 efficiency · 29.3 usage

78.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · LSU

78.1

1,493 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 29.3 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · LSU

77.8

1,375 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 36.7 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games