Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Washington State
Carl Winston
RB • 5'8" • Harbor City, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Carl Winston leans balanced backfield option traits and 36 efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Carl Winston built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Harbor City, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Carl Winston's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Carl Winston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Washington State. Carl Winston leans balanced backfield option traits and 36 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,174
- Rushing yards
- 954
- Receiving yards
- 220
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Carl Winston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,174
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Junipero Serra · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 73 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 364 scrimmage yards · RB 208th (top 43%) · Pac-12 56th (top 27%) · National 618th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 8 | 164 | 142 | 22 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Washington State | 7 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 530 | 442 | 88 | 4 | 65 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 364 | 280 | 84 | 5 | 51.3 |
Related Context
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Carl Winston played RB for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Carl Winston recorded 954 rushing yards, 220 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Washington State paired 530 primary output with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
44.2
Efficiency
38.2
Usage
19.8
Consistency
65.2
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 59. UNLV: 38. San Diego State: 34. Colorado: 82. UCLA: 39. Stanford: 31. Oregon State: 50. Oregon: 83. California: 34. Arizona State: 52. Utah: 2. Washington: 26
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho State: 9 by 60.1. UNLV: 10 by 38.1. San Diego State: 8 by 44.3. Colorado: 14 by 53.8. UCLA: 15 by 29.1. Stanford: 9 by 35.9. Oregon State: 13 by 37.4. Oregon: 15 by 53.9. California: 13 by 27.2. Arizona State: 14 by 38.7. Utah: 7 by 3. Washington: 7 by 36.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.8 · Games = 4 · +20.4 vs Losses
Losses37.4 · Games = 8 · -20.4 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
Colorado
Best efficiency game
60.1 vs Idaho State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Washington | L 21-38 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Utah | L 27-30 | 7 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | — | — | 0.3 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Arizona State | W 37-27 | 14 | 52 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ California | L 7-30 | 13 | 34 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Oregon | L 28-43 | 14 | 69 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5.5 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Oregon State | L 21-44 | 12 | 41 | 3.40 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Stanford | L 14-44 | 9 | 31 | 3.40 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sun 10/9 | @ UCLA | L 25-28 | 13 | 38 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Colorado | W 31-27 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ San Diego State | L 24-42 | 8 | 34 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs UNLV | W 59-7 | 9 | 32 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Idaho State | W 64-21 | 8 | 42 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6.6 |
Player Story
Carl Winston story
Carl Winston built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Harbor City, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Carl Winston's career was his backfield work: 954 rushing yards, 272 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 220 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 220 receiving yards and 363 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Carl Winston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 164 | 31.4 | 13.3 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Washington State | 116 | 41.9 | 9.2 | -48 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Washington State | 530 | 38.2 | 19.8 | 414 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 364 | 36 | 16.1 | -166 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon
Week 5 · L 6-52 · Conference game
Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
78.1 takeover
56 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 3 · W 35-27
66
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
#3
vs Eastern Washington
Week 2 · W 24-20
66
Scrimmage Yards
75.8 takeover
Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 5 · W 31-27 · Conference game
82
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
82 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.
#5
@ Oregon
Week 9 · L 28-43 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
72.6 takeover
Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Washington State
530 primary output · 38.2 efficiency · 19.8 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Washington State
51.3
364 primary · 36 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Washington State
39.4
116 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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