Cam Skattebo Season 2024

In a Skattegory of his Own

• Skattebo is the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards, even with a missed game. To add to that, Skattebo has over 500 receiving yards, putting him in even more exclusive company
• No Heisman-winning running back has ever combined for 1,500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in the same season
• Skattebo is the first Big 12 player ever to have at least 1500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in the same season. First FBS player to do it since McCaffrey in 2015
• Skattebo is the second Big 12 player to record 100+ rush yards and 3+ scrimmage TDs in three straight games, joining Kansas' June Henley in 1996
• Skattebo first Big 12 player with 3 straight games with 3+ scrimmage TDs since Baylor's Corey Coleman in 2015

Yes He Cam

• Skattebo's four games with 200+ scrimmage yards this season tied with UNC's Omario Hampton for 2nd-most in FBS behind Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty's 7. It is tied for most of any Big 12 player in last 20 seasons with Chuba Hubbard, who also had four for Oklahoma State in 2019
• Skattebo now has five game this season with 75+ rush yards in first half and three in a row. He is just the second Arizona State player to have 75+ rush yards and 1+ rush TDs in three consecutive first halves since at least 2007 (Eno Benjamin - 2018)
• Skattebo's 22 total TDs and 19 rushing TDs both match program records
• His 140 first half yards against Iowa State were the most in a half in his career. It was also the first time a running back ran for over 100 yards in the Big 12 Championship Game since Adrian Peterson for Oklahoma in 2004. It was the most in a half in the championship game since Kansas State’s Darren Sproles in 2003
• Skattebo became the first FBS player with 75+ rush yards and 2+ rush TDs in three consecutive first halves since Toledo's Bryant Koback in November 2021

Finding Paydirt
Skattebo ran for two more touchdowns against Iowa State, giving him eight touchdowns on the ground over his past three games. He now has 19 rushing touchdowns on the season, tied for the most in program history matching Woody Green’s historic 1972 season. He is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming the only Sun Devil to reach 20 touchdowns on the ground in a year.
 
Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
19 Cam Skattebo, 2024
19 Woody Green, 1972 
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011 
18 Terry Battle, 1996 
17 Wilford White, 1950 
16 Eno Benjamin, 2018 
16 X Valladay, 2022 
15 Art Malone, 1968 
15 Ben Malone, 1973 
15 Rachaad White, 2021
 
Skattebo now has 22 total touchdowns (19 rushing + 3 receiving), moving into a tie for first in single-season program history. He passed Woody Green (1972) and Marion Grice (2012) on his tying Wilford White’s program record set in 1950.
 
Single-Season Total Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
22 Cam Skattebo, 2024
22 Wilford White, 1950 
20 Marion Grice, 2013
20 Terry Battle, 1996 
19 Woody Green, 1972 
19 Marion Grice, 2012 
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011 
18 Eno Benjamin, 2018 
18 X Valladay, 2022
 
Cam By the Numbers
- 263 Carries
- 1,586 Rushing Yards
- 19 Rushing Touchdowns
- 37 Receptions
- 506 Receiving Yards
- 3 Receiving Touchdowns
- 2,074 All-Purpose Yards
- 22 Total Touchdowns
 
Making History
Cam Skattebo's 1,586 rushing yards this season put him 2nd on Arizona State's all-time single-season rushing yards lists. Skattebo needs 85 rushing yards to pass Eno Benjamin's single-season program record set in 2018.
 
Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Sun Devil

1. 1,642 Eno Benjamin, 2018
2. 1,586 Cam Skattebo 2024
3. 1,565 Woody Green, 1972
4. 1,502 Wilford White, 1950
5. 1,431 Art Malone, 1968
6. 1,427 Freddie Williams, 1975
7. 1,313 Woody Green, 1973
8. 1,310 Woody Green, 1971
9. 1,299 Freddie Williams, 1974
10. 1,229 Ryan Torain, 2006

Skattebo has now rushed for over 100 yards ten times in his career.
 
Cam Skattebo Sun Devil 100-yard Rushing Tilts
262 vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 7, 2024 (33 carries)
182 vs. Kansas, Oct. 5, 2024 (25 carries/1 TD)
177 at Arizona, Nov. 30, 2024 (21 carries/3 TD)
170 vs. #16 Iowa State, Dec. 7, 2024 (XX carries/X TD)
158 vs. #16 Utah, Oct. 11, 2024 (22 carries/2 TDs)
153 at Oklahoma State, Nov. 2, 2024 (23 carries, 153 yards)
147 vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (28 carries/3 TD)
121 vs. Washington State, Oct. 28, 2023 (11 carries/1 TD)
111 vs. #4 USC, Sept. 23, 2023 (20 carries/1 TD)
108 vs. #16 Arizona, Nov. 25, 2023 (17 carries/1 TD)
 
Championship-Worthy Performance

• Cam Skattebo was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2024 Big 12 Championship Game.
• Skattebo accounted for 18 points and three touchdowns, both tying the record for the most at the Big 12 Championship. Last was in 2008 by both Chris Brown and Mossis Madu of Oklahoma.
• Skattebo is fifth player with 150+ yards and 2+ rush TDs in Big 12 CC and first since Adrian Peterson in 2004. 
• Leavitt is the second player with 3+ pass TDs and 1+ rush TDs in a Big 12 Championship Game, joining Texas' Vince Young in 2005
• Leavitt is the first FBS freshman to throw for 3+ touchdowns and rush for 1+ in a conference championship game since Florida State’s Jameis Winston in 2013.

2024 (SENIOR)

• Cam Skattebo is 9th among all active FBS AND FCS running backs with 3,755 career rushing yards while his 6.2 yards per carry are 18th in that group. (min. 300 carries). Despite missing a game, he is 11th in the FBS this season with 1,074 yards rushing, 9th at 119.3 rushing yards per game and third in the FBS in all-purpose yards per game at 169.1 - tops in the Big 12 and ranking only behind Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton for most in the country.
• He has forced 225 career missed tackles on rushing plays, 4th among active FBS/FCS halfbacks and he is 6th at 0.37 missed tackles forced per rushing attempt (min. 300 attempts). He is 4th among FBS running backs this season wtih 66 missed tackles forced on rushing plays, despite missing a game.
• Skattebo has rushed for a first down or touchdown on 36.0 percent of his career carries, second among all active FBS/FCS backs (min. 300 attempts). He has rushed for a first down or touchdown on 33.7 percent of his rushes this year, good for 17th in the FBS (min. 100 carries).
• He has been stuffed for no gain or a loss on just 10.7 percent of his career carries, good for the seventh-lowest tally among all active backs at both levels (min. 300 attempts). 
• He is currently averaging 3.8 yards after contact per career rush - tied for 21st among all active FBS/FCS backs. He has 2,338 yards after contact in his career, more than 121 other FBS/FCS running backs with 300+ carries have TOTAL for their career rushing yards. His 733 yards after contact this year are 10th in the FBS and more than 75 other FBS backs with 100+ carries have total for the season. 
• Skattebo has 318 rushing yards in the fourth quarter of games this season, good for ffourth nationally despite missing one game and coming out in the fourth quarter in blowouts against Oklahoma State and Wyoming.
• He has 17 rushes for a first down or touchdown in the fourth quarter of games - good for fifth in the nation in the nation. His 10 runs of 10 yards or more in the final frame are also tied for third in the FBS. 
• 34.7 percent of his fourth quarter rushes this season have resulted in a first down or touchdown, good for 20th in the FBS, and his 57 fourth quarter touches (rushing and receiving) are sixth in the country
• He has 17 total 100+ rushing yard performances in his career, with seven coming at Arizona State.
• Cam Skattebo’s (pronounced BOO) 448 receiving yards are second among FBS running backs, despite missing a game (Pitt’s Desmond Reid has 537).
• He lies second in the nation with 445 yards after the catch among the FBS running backs - a total good for 10th among all FBS players, regardless of position.
• His 132 receiving yards after contact are 4th among FBS running backs and 36th among all FBS offensive players.. 
• His 18 first downs receiving are 3rd among FBS running backs and his 14.4 yards per catch are fourth (min. 100 receiving snaps).
• Skattebo’s 121 receiving yards against Oklahoma State and 117 against Texas Tech and the 4th and 6th most receiving yards by an FBS halfback this season.
• Against Oklahoma State, Skattebo became the first Sun Devil running back with 100+ rushing AND receiving yards in a single game since Demario Richard put up 151 receiving and 104 rushing against New Mexico in 2015.
• He became one of just 15 FBS running backs since 1996 to rush for over 150 yards and receive for 100 yards and one of just six Big 12 running backs since 1996 to rush and receive for over 100 yards in a conference game.
• With his 117-yard receiving yard effort against Texas Tech,  Skattebo became the first ASU running back to have over 100 receiving yards in a game since Kalen Ballage on Nov. 10, 2016 at Utah (113).
• Twice, Skattebo has recorded games with over 250 all-purpose yards, joining Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Utah State’s Jalen Royals as the only two FBS players to do so twice this year. Only Skattebo and Jeanty have done it without kick/punt returns included. 
• Since at least 1996, he is the only Sun Devil to record 250+ scrimmage yards twice, period, let alone in the same season.
• Skattebo has multiple touchdowns in five of his last seven games and has rushed for a touchdown in seven of nine games this year he has played in.
• His 13 total touchdowns this season are 17th among FBS players and second in the Big 12. His 1,522 all-purpose yards are fourth. 
• He is the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 300+ receiving yards, even with a missed game. 
• Skattebo has 179.3 all purpose yards per game in conference games.
• Skattebo has been named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, given the the top running back in the country and Maxwell Award, given annually to the best player in college football. He is just the second Doak Walker semifinalist in program history (Eno Benjamin) and the first Maxwell semifinalist.
• Four times, he has been named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and thrice named the Doak Walker Award National Running Back of the Week (vs. MSU, Utah, Oklahoma State). The four Big 12 OPOW honors are behind only Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty’s six Mountain West weekly accolades this year. 
• Skattebo has received an overall offensive grade of 88.0 from Pro Football Focus  this season, good for fourth among all FBS running backs and second among Power Four conference backs. 
• Skattebo’s 158 rushing yards were the most allowed by Utah since UCLA’s Zach Charbonnet had 198 on Oct. 8, 2022.
• His 50-yard touchdown run against the Utes was the longest rushing TD by a Sun Devil since Rachaad White had a 50-yard touchdown on the ground against USC in 2021.
• Coming into the Utah game, Skattebo’s average touchdown run in games at ASU was 4.9 yards (15 touchdowns) with a long of 17. His 50- and 47- yard touchdowns both surpassed his previous career long touchdown run of 43 yards against Utah Tech in 2022 while he was at Sacramento State.
• Skattebo had the game of his career against Mississippi State in Week 2, rushing for a career high 262 yards on 33 carries in the 30-23 victory. He was named the AP National Offensive Player of the Week, The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Doak Walker Running Back of the Week for the effort. 
• The 262 yards were 50 more than any other player in the FBS for the week. Skattebo rushed for 155 yards AFTER contact in the contest, which alone was more than all but seven players in the country had for TOTAL rushing  yardage in their games in Week 2.
• Skattebo’s 262 yards were the second-most in a single game for a Sun Devil EVER, behind only Eno Benjamin’s 2018 school record of 312 against Oregon State.
• Skattebo had 19 first downs rushing against MSU, eight more than any other FBS player in Week 2. He had a first down/touchdown rate of 57.6, which was eighth in the country overall (min. 10 carries), but notable as no player ahead of him had more than 14 carries compared to his 33. 
• 93 of Skattebo’s yards came in the fourth quarter, including a game-best 39-yard run on the final drive to seal the victory.
• He becomes the first Sun Devil to go over 30 carries since Rachaad White had 32 carries against Washington on Nov. 13, 2021. His 137 rushing yards at half was the most by a Sun Devil since Eno Benjamin had 185 against Oregon State on Sept. 29, 2018.
• It was the most rushing yards by one individual against Mississippi State since at least 2004.

2023 (JUNIOR)

• Was a a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award for the nation's most versatile player after doing a little of everything last season, recording over 50 snaps at quarterback, over 350 at running back, two at tight end, over 100 as either a slot receiver or wide wide receiver, three on kick return and over five on punt coverage
• He also punted eight times for a team-best 42.3 yards per punt on eight punts, none of which were returned - one of just three punters in the country with 8+ punts in the country to lay such a claim - and three punts over 50 yards
• Skattebo is 10th among all active FBS AND FCS running backs entering 2024 with 2,681 career rushing yards while his 6.4 yards is tied for fourth in that group. (min. 300 carries)
• He has forced 150 career missed tackles on rushing plays, 5th among active FBS/FCS halfbacks while his 0.38 missed tackles forced per rushing attempt are third (min. 300 attempts) entering 2024
• He forced 57 last season on rushing plays, 3rd among FBS running backs. His 69 overall missed tackles forced on offense were 21st among all FBS running backs
• Skattebo has rushed for a first down or touchdown on 37.2 percent of his career carries, tops among all active FBS/FCS backs (min. 300 attempts) entering 2024. His 29.9 percent 1D/TD percentage this season was Top-45 in the FBS. 
• He has been stuffed for no gain or a loss on just 8.9 percent of his career carries, good for the third-lowest tally among all active backs at both levels (min. 300 attempts). His 10.5 percent stuff rate last season was 14th among FBS running backs this year.
• He is currently averaging 3.9 yards after contact per career rush - tied for sixth among all active FBS/FCS backs
• he posted three games with over 100 yards last season (Arizona, Washington State, USC), giving him 13 for his career
• His 66-yard scamper in the third quarter was the first time a Sun Devil had a 50+ yard rush since Jayden Daniels ran for 51-yards on a play Oct. 8, 2021 in a victory over Stanford. It was the longest by a running back since Rachaad White had a 93-yard run in the 70-7 victory over Arizona back on  2021. It was also the longest rush of Skattebo’s career. 

SACRAMENTO STATE/HIGH SCHOOL

• Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year in 2022 after rushing for 1,382 yards and seven touchdowns to help the Hornets go 11-0 in the regular season and becoming the No. 2-ranked FCS team in the nation…Added 31 catches for 371 yards and three touchdowns
• His 1,382 yards were seventh in the FCS and he was the fifth-highest graded running back in the FCS this season (93.0)…Recorded a first down or touchdown on 40.3 percent of his touches – the highest tally in the FCS…Was stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage just 5.1 percent of the time – the 16^th-lowest tally in the FCS
• Named a Third Team All-Big Sky selection at running back in 2021, amassing 520 yards on 57 carries with six touchdowns for an outstanding 9.12 yards per carry
• A 2020 graduate of Rio Linda HS where he was one of the most accomplished running backs in Sac-Joaquin Section history, finishing his career with 6,192 rushing yards and 69 touchdowns… Rio Linda went 29-8 in his three seasons
• Named first team all-league three times and was named the Sacramento Bee Offensive Player of the Year, the Foothill Valley League MVP and all-state as a junior
• As a senior, he totaled 1,650 rushing yards and scored 18 touchdowns while also throwing for 245 yards and a score…Had nine games with at least 100 rushing yards and scored multiple TDs six times…Biggest game came against Foothill HS where he had 287 rushing yards on 22 carries…Scored four touchdowns against Oakmont HS for his season high
• During his junior year, he rushed for 3,550 yards and 42 touchdowns and guided the Knights to the CIF 5-A state title…Amassed over 100 yards in 14 of the team's 15 games and averaged 11.6 yards per rush…Had 10 games with 200 rushing yards, including three with 300 yards….Ended his season with 393 rushing yards and three touchdowns against San Gorgonio HS in the state title game…Scored five rushing touchdowns against Pioneer HS, Pacheco HS and Casa Roble HS and had multiple scores in 12 games
• As a sophomore, he had 992 rushing yards and scored nine touchdowns