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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2019Penn State
Ricky Slade
RB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ricky Slade leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Ricky Slade built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 3, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ricky Slade's career was his backfield work: 471...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Ricky Slade, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State. Ricky Slade leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 588
- Rushing yards
- 471
- Receiving yards
- 117
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Ricky Slade quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 588
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · C. D. Hylton · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- C. D. Hylton · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Sophomore
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 319 scrimmage yards · RB 275th (top 42%) · Big Ten 78th (top 29%) · National 758th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 242 | 230 | 12 | 6 | 47.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 261 | 156 | 105 | 2 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Ricky Slade played RB for Penn State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ricky Slade recorded 471 rushing yards, 117 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Penn State paired 319 primary output with 40.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Penn State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.6
Efficiency
40.9
Usage
8.6
Consistency
57.5
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 58. Idaho: 35. Buffalo: 8. Pittsburgh: 46. Maryland: 50. Purdue: 1. Iowa: 8. Michigan: 50. Michigan State: 8. Minnesota: 0. Indiana: 19. Rutgers: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 5 by 98.3. Idaho: 6 by 35.6. Buffalo: 3 by 27.8. Pittsburgh: 6 by 38.2. Maryland: 11 by 40.8. Purdue: 5 by 4. Iowa: 4 by 20.8. Michigan: 5 by 91.7. Michigan State: 5 by 25.4. Minnesota: 1 by 0. Indiana: 2 by 45.8. Rutgers: 6 by 62.5
Split Comparison
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Wins29 · Games = 11 · +29 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -29 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
98.3 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Memphis | W 53-39 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | — | — | 11.6 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Rutgers | W 27-6 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Indiana | W 34-27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9.5 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Minnesota | L 26-31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Michigan State | W 28-7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan | W 28-21 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Iowa | W 17-12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Purdue | W 35-7 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.2 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Maryland | W 59-0 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Pittsburgh | W 17-10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 7.7 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Buffalo | W 45-13 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Idaho | W 79-7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Ricky Slade story
Ricky Slade built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 3, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ricky Slade's career was his backfield work: 471 rushing yards, 92 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 117 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Penn State. 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 117 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Ricky Slade 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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Penn State
2018-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 269 | 51.8 | 8.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 269 | 51.8 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 319 | 40.9 | 8.6 | 50 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 319 | 40.9 | 8.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 4 · W 63-24 · Conference game
Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
94 scrimmage yards and 15.6 usage.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 1 · W 53-39 · Postseason
58
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 8 · W 28-21 · Conference game
50
Scrimmage Yards
70.3 takeover
Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
50 scrimmage yards and 11.6 usage.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 13 · W 38-3 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
67.6 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 20.7 usage.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 59-0 · Conference game
50
Scrimmage Yards
57.3 takeover
Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
50 scrimmage yards and 15.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Penn State
319 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 8.6 usage
55.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
55.8
319 primary · 40.9 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Penn State
47.5
269 primary · 51.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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