Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2023UCLA
Carson Steele
RB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Greenwood, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Carson Steele leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ball State • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Carson Steele built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 33, spending time with Ball State and UCLA. The clearest part of Carson Steele's career was his backfield...
Read the storyCarson Steele, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State. Carson Steele leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,801
- Rushing yards
- 3,318
- Receiving yards
- 483
- Touchdowns
- 30
Quick Answers
Carson Steele quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,801
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,009 scrimmage yards · RB 65th (top 10%) · Pac-12 15th (top 7%) · National 105th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 13 | 102 | 62 | 40 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 13 | 946 | 829 | 117 | 7 | 63.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 1,744 | 1,581 | 163 | 15 | 84 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 1,009 | 846 | 163 | 8 | 65.9 |
Related Context
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Carson Steele played RB for Ball State and UCLA. Across 3 tracked seasons, Carson Steele recorded 3,318 rushing yards, 483 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Ball State paired 1,744 primary output with 55.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ball State, UCLA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Ball State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.6
Efficiency
49.1
Usage
28.9
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 102. Western Illinois: 79. Penn State: 39. Wyoming: 76. Toledo: 10. Army: 18. Western Michigan: 41. Eastern Michigan: 164. Miami (OH): 61. Akron: 159. Northern Illinois: 109. Central Michigan: 137. Buffalo: 53
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 18 by 49.4. Western Illinois: 7 by 97. Penn State: 8 by 36.4. Wyoming: 13 by 60.9. Toledo: 10 by 10.4. Army: 9 by 21.6. Western Michigan: 10 by 42.7. Eastern Michigan: 19 by 83.9. Miami (OH): 12 by 49. Akron: 28 by 59.3. Northern Illinois: 21 by 54.1. Central Michigan: 23 by 53.9. Buffalo: 26 by 19.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins85.7 · Games = 6 · +9.4 vs Losses
Losses76.3 · Games = 7 · -9.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
97 vs Western Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/25 | vs Georgia State | L 20-51 | 15 | 62 | 4.10 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 5.7 |
| Wed 11/24 | vs Buffalo | W 20-3 | 25 | 45 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 |
| Thu 11/18 | vs Central Michigan | L 17-37 | 20 | 93 | 4.70 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 6.0 |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Northern Illinois100 rush yards | L 29-30 | 21 | 109 | 5.20 | 0 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Tue 11/2 | @ Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-25 | 27 | 154 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Miami (OH) | L 17-24 | 11 | 49 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-31 | 18 | 138 | 7.70 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Western Michigan | W 45-20 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Army | W 28-16 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Toledo | L 12-22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Wyoming | L 12-45 | 13 | 76 | 5.80 | 1 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Penn State | L 13-44 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4.9 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Western Illinois | W 31-21 | 7 | 79 | 11.30 | 1 | — | — | 11.3 |
Player Story
Carson Steele story
Carson Steele built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 33, spending time with Ball State and UCLA. The clearest part of Carson Steele's career was his backfield work: 3,318 rushing yards, 649 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 483 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Ball 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 483 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State and UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Carson Steele 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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Ball State
2021-2022
Opening stop
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UCLA
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 1,048 | 49.1 | 28.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 1,048 | 49.1 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 1,744 | 55.8 | 45.6 | 696 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 1,009 | 55.3 | 25.5 | -735 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-18 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
215
Scrimmage Yards
90.4 takeover
215 scrimmage yards and 57.1 usage.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · W 38-31 · Conference game
164
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
164 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game
200
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#4
@ Toledo
Week 11 · L 21-28 · Conference game
196
Scrimmage Yards
87.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 59.6 usage.
#5
@ Akron
Week 10 · W 31-25 · Conference game
159
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
159 scrimmage yards and 46.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
1,744 primary output · 55.8 efficiency · 45.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · UCLA
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1,009 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 25.5 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Ball State
63.5
1,048 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 28.9 usage
Milestones
14
100+ rush yards
9
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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