D.J. Crowther

Redshirt senior running back for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · South Florida · R-Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 215 lb · Sacramento, CA · Christian Brothers HS

Returning to South Florida for 2026

via gousfbulls.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETvs Delaware StateRaymond James Stadium

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

1 TD · 4.1 per carry · 1 catches

2 games into 2026 so far

Swing playSwung South Florida from 70% to 90% to win.Florida International at South Florida · 19-9

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Dartmouth in 2022.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Rush TDs: 30th percentile.

The full scouting read

D.J. Crowther

RB · South Florida · Sr · #5

One game to point at: 42 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Florida International — Week 1, 2026.

81 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 20 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#10 / 15 · 30th pct

Yards / carry#13 / 15 · 17th pct

4.1

Rec yards#15 / 15 · 7th pct

Long run#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 40.5 YDS/g, 4.8 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Hartline

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	South Florida	20	81	4.0	1	--
Career		20	81	4.0	1	--

Season	Team
2026	South Florida	1	4	4.0	0	--
Career		1	4	4.0	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 28–24

at Army

39 rush yds (6 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Florida International · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:07 #7 N.Gramatica kick attempt good (H: #39 L.Goater, LS: #49 E.Bonnett)
Week 1 · Florida International · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -1.84#5 D.Crowther rush middle for 3 yards loss to the FIU43 (#18 P.Stewart)
Week 2 · Army · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.83(13:59) Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 13 yards gain to the USF38 (#15 Z.Tallman), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Florida International · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 6 yards gain to the FIU02 (#97 E.Baldridge; #5 K.Simmons), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.21(11:03) Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 9 yards gain to the Army45 (#7 J.Mayes)
Week 2 · Army · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.13(04:36) Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 8 yards gain to the USF47 (#13 C.Williams; #42 E.Walton), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Florida International · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA -1.10Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 4 yards loss to the FIU26 (#22 B.Littlejohn; #97 E.Baldridge)
Week 2 · Army · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.69(12:39) Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USF45 (#42 E.Walton; #52 K.Harris-Miller)
Week 1 · Florida International · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.69#5 D.Crowther rush left for 1 yard gain to the FIU01 (#5 K.Simmons)
Week 1 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.50Shotgun #5 D.Crowther rush left for 8 yards gain to the FIU21 (#4 W.Miller)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 19-9vs Florida International	14	42	3.0	1	10	Season-high 42 yds
Wk 2	W 28-24@ Army	6	39	6.5	0	13
Total		20	81	4.8	1	13

The backfield · South Florida

#15Alvon IsaacRB · R-So.350 rushing yards · 2025
#22Chase GarnettRB · R-Fr.81 rushing yards · 2025
#30Jeremiah JohnsonRB · So.54 rushing yards · 2025
#24Tray KinkleRB · So.15 rushing yards · 2025
#5D.J. CrowtherRB · R-Sr.2 games · 2026

3 more on the roster · South Florida team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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