Usage Score
15.7
Player Dossier
2019-2024Ole Miss
Ulysses Bentley IV
RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ulysses Bentley IV leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Efficiency
45.4
Consistency
38.1
Season Value
36.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- SMU • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Scouting Read
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Ulysses Bentley IV, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU. Ulysses Bentley IV leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Ulysses Bentley IV played RB for SMU and Ole Miss. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ulysses Bentley IV recorded 2,576 rushing yards, 484 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
SMU paired 1,072 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2024 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
51.8
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
15.7
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 100. Unknown: 42. Middle Tennessee: 13. Wake Forest: 17. Georgia Southern: 9. LSU: 112. Oklahoma: 5. Arkansas: 11. Georgia: 66. Mississippi State: 143
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 18 by 54.4. Unknown: 9 by 43.4. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 27.1. Wake Forest: 3 by 59. Georgia Southern: 2 by 46.9. LSU: 12 by 88.9. Oklahoma: 5 by 10.4. Arkansas: 5 by 22.9. Georgia: 17 by 29.6. Mississippi State: 21 by 70.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45.5 · Games = 8
First Half36.2 · Games = 5 · -31.2 vs Second Half
Second Half67.4 · Games = 5 · +31.2 vs First Half
All Games51.8 · Games = 10
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
88.9 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Duke2+ TD | W 52-20 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 5.6 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Mississippi State100 rush yards | W 26-14 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia | W 28-10 | 13 | 28 | 2.20 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Arkansas | W 63-31 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma | W 26-14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ LSU100 rush yards | L 26-29 | 11 | 107 | 9.70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9.3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Southern | W 52-13 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Wake Forest | W 40-6 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52-3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4.7 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
SMU
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
201920192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 66 | 55.6 | 3.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 66 | 55.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 1,072 | 53.6 | 30.6 | 1,006 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 700 | 53 | 18.7 | -372 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 77 | 33.7 | 5.3 | -623 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 627 | 55.7 | 13.3 | 550 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 627 | 55.7 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ole Miss | 518 | 45.4 | 15.7 | -109 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 518 | 45.4 | 15.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Texas
Win with 248 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
248
Primary metric
248 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
#2
North Texas
162
Primary metric
Win with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
#3
TCU
166
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
166 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.
#4
LSU
107
Primary metric
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.
#5
Navy
217
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
217 scrimmage yards and 48.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · SMU
1,072 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 30.6 usage
59.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
47.7
627 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss
47.7
627 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8341
C.E. King · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
3,060
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.