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Player Dossier
2010-2013UConn
Lyle McCombs
RB • 5'8" • Staten Island, NY, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Lyle McCombs leans workhorse runner traits and 39.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Lyle McCombs built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 43, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Lyle McCombs' career was his backfield work: 2,681...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Lyle McCombs, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · UConn. Lyle McCombs leans workhorse runner traits and 39.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,158
- Rushing yards
- 2,681
- Receiving yards
- 477
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Lyle McCombs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,158
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St Joseph Hill Academy · UConn
- High school pipeline
- St Joseph Hill Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 745 scrimmage yards · RB 109th (top 21%) · American Athletic 22nd (top 13%) · National 242nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 1,323 | 1,151 | 172 | 8 | 79.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UConn | 11 | 1,090 | 860 | 230 | 6 | 73.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 745 | 670 | 75 | 7 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Lyle McCombs played RB for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lyle McCombs recorded 2,681 rushing yards, 477 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
UConn paired 1,323 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · UConn
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
99.1
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
46.5
Consistency
74.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 105. NC State: 111. Maryland: 88. Western Michigan: 147. Buffalo: 130. Rutgers: 38. Syracuse: 33. South Florida: 75. Pittsburgh: 120. Louisville: 165. Cincinnati: 78
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 25 by 39.8. NC State: 22 by 39.8. Maryland: 30 by 34. Western Michigan: 25 by 56.8. Buffalo: 32 by 37.8. Rutgers: 14 by 28. Syracuse: 14 by 18.2. South Florida: 21 by 31.2. Pittsburgh: 30 by 42.5. Louisville: 31 by 50.8. Cincinnati: 23 by 32
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins121.6 · Games = 5 · +41.3 vs Losses
Losses80.3 · Games = 6 · -41.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
56.8 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-34 | 21 | 60 | 2.90 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3.4 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Louisville100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-20 | 29 | 133 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Pittsburgh100 rush yards | W 24-17 | 29 | 120 | 4.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ South Florida | L 6-13 | 18 | 47 | 2.60 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Syracuse | L 10-40 | 12 | 16 | 1.30 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Rutgers | L 3-19 | 12 | 32 | 2.70 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Buffalo | W 24-17 | 29 | 97 | 3.30 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Western Michigan100 rush yards | L 24-30 | 23 | 119 | 5.20 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Maryland | W 24-21 | 27 | 94 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs NC State | L 7-10 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 5.0 |
| Thu 8/30 | vs Massachusetts | W 37-0 | 23 | 82 | 3.60 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4.2 |
Player Story
Lyle McCombs story
Lyle McCombs built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 43, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Lyle McCombs' career was his backfield work: 2,681 rushing yards, 677 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 477 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with UConn. 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 477 receiving yards and 484 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Lyle McCombs 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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UConn
2010-2013
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | UConn | 1,323 | 44.4 | 45.7 | 1,323 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UConn | 1,090 | 37.4 | 46.5 | -233 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 745 | 39.3 | 29.4 | -345 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 7 · L 10-13 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
164
Scrimmage Yards
94.7 takeover
164 scrimmage yards and 39.2 usage.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · L 31-38
188
Scrimmage Yards
88.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
188 scrimmage yards and 49.1 usage.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 13 · W 23-20 · Conference game
165
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
165 scrimmage yards and 64.6 usage.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 28-21 · Conference game
155
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.
#5
vs Fordham
Week 1 · W 35-3
158
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
158 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · UConn
1,323 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 45.7 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · UConn
73.6
1,090 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 46.5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · UConn
57.5
745 primary · 39.3 efficiency · 29.4 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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