Player Career

Ulysses Bentley IV Career Story

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Player Story

Ulysses Bentley IV story

Ulysses Bentley IV built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Ole Miss and SMU. The clearest part of Ulysses Bentley IV's career was his backfield work: 2,576 rushing yards, 467 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 484 receiving yards across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with SMU. 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 484 receiving yards and 410 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss and SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Ulysses Bentley IV 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

    SMU

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonSMU6655.63.1
2019 Regular SeasonSMU6655.63.10
2020 Regular SeasonSMU1,07253.630.61,006
2021 Regular SeasonSMU7005318.7-372
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss7733.75.3-623
2023 PostseasonOle Miss62755.713.3550
2023 Regular SeasonOle Miss62755.713.30
2024 PostseasonOle Miss51845.415.7-109
2024 Regular SeasonOle Miss51845.415.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ North Texas

Week 3 · W 65-35

Win with 248 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

248

Scrimmage Yards

92.1 takeover

248 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.

#2

@ TCU

Week 4 · W 42-34

166

Scrimmage Yards

90.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 2 · W 35-12

162

Scrimmage Yards

87.9 takeover

Win with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

162 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.

#4

vs Mississippi State

Week 14 · W 26-14 · Conference game

143

Scrimmage Yards

87.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

143 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.

#5

vs Navy

Week 9 · W 51-37 · Conference game

217

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

217 scrimmage yards and 48.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · SMU

1,072 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 30.6 usage

74.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · SMU

55.4

700 primary · 53 efficiency · 18.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Ole Miss

54.1

627 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games