Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Duke
Josh Snead
RB • 5'9" • Smithfield, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Josh Snead leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Josh Snead built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Smithfield, NC wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Josh Snead's career was his backfield work: 1,769 rushing...
Read the storyJosh Snead, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Duke. Josh Snead leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,936
- Rushing yards
- 1,769
- Receiving yards
- 167
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Josh Snead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,936
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 493 scrimmage yards · RB 178th (top 33%) · ACC 52nd (top 21%) · National 478th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Duke | 10 | 221 | 221 | 0 | 1 | 36.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 112 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 430 | 389 | 41 | 3 | 56.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 125 | 104 | 21 | 2 | 61.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 555 | 547 | 8 | 1 | 61.3 |
| 2014 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 491 | 399 | 92 | 3 | 51.7 |
Related Context
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Josh Snead played RB for Duke. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Snead recorded 1,769 rushing yards, 167 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Duke paired 680 primary output with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Duke
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
52.3
Efficiency
50.2
Usage
14.4
Consistency
53.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 125. North Carolina Central: 53. Memphis: 27. Pittsburgh: 64. Troy: 108. Navy: 36. Virginia: 53. Virginia Tech: 5. NC State: 4. Miami: 138. Wake Forest: 2. North Carolina: 48. Florida State: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 20 by 64.3. North Carolina Central: 8 by 69. Memphis: 7 by 42.1. Pittsburgh: 15 by 44.1. Troy: 11 by 90.9. Navy: 8 by 50. Virginia: 7 by 78.9. Virginia Tech: 4 by 13. NC State: 2 by 20.8. Miami: 9 by 100. Wake Forest: 5 by 4.2. North Carolina: 10 by 50. Florida State: 7 by 25.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins47.4 · Games = 10 · -21.3 vs Losses
Losses68.7 · Games = 3 · +21.3 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
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | @ Texas A&M100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 48-52 | 17 | 104 | 6.10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 6.3 |
| Sun 12/8 | @ Florida State | L 7-45 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 1 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ North Carolina | W 27-25 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Wake Forest | W 28-21 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | — | — | 0.4 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Miami100 rush yards | W 48-30 | 9 | 138 | 15.30 | 0 | — | — | 15.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs NC State | W 38-20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Virginia Tech | W 13-10 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Virginia | W 35-22 | 7 | 53 | 7.60 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Navy | W 35-7 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Troy100 rush yards | W 38-31 | 11 | 108 | 9.80 | 0 | — | — | 9.8 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Pittsburgh | L 55-58 | 14 | 59 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Memphis | W 28-14 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Carolina Central | W 45-0 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
Player Story
Josh Snead story
Josh Snead built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Smithfield, NC wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Josh Snead's career was his backfield work: 1,769 rushing yards, 332 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 167 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Duke. 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 167 receiving yards and 498 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Snead 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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Duke
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201220122013201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Duke | 221 | 43.3 | 8.2 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | — | — | -221 |
| 2012 Postseason | Duke | 542 | 50.7 | 13.5 | 542 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 542 | 50.7 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Duke | 680 | 50.2 | 14.4 | 138 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 680 | 50.2 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Duke | 493 | 47.4 | 12.1 | -187 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Duke | 493 | 47.4 | 12.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 7 · W 31-25 · Conference game
Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
112 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 1 · L 48-52 · Postseason
125
Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.
#3
vs Miami
Week 12 · W 48-30 · Conference game
138
Scrimmage Yards
79.4 takeover
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 13.4 usage.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 3 · L 13-62
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Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 1 · L 34-48 · Postseason
112
Scrimmage Yards
77.4 takeover
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Duke
680 primary output · 50.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage
61.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Duke
61.3
680 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Duke
56.3
542 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 13.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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