UAB · W 30-10
16 carries, 60 yards
The other 7 games average 74 yards. This one was 14 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Crowther against South Florida’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Crowther, and how their seasons went
Crowther against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 578 yards, 72 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 23, middle 68, right 28. His longest went for 39 yards.
D.J. Crowther
D.J. Crowther takes over from Nykahi Davenport at South Florida.
Rushing value per play
+0.17
our model · 2026 · 90 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 23.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 18.5% of his carries. 9 carries for 37 yds vs Kent State; 23 for 143 vs Bowling Green.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
45.9% of carries overall (118/257) → 27.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/54) — 86.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
D.J. Crowther runs for 3 of USF's 7 rushing touchdowns in 59-17 win over Delaware State
Bay News 9 +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
from 3 outlets
D.J. Crowther runs for 3 of USF's 7 rushing touchdowns in 59-17 win over Delaware State
Bay News 9 +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
USF AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−8aura tax
15th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the talk and the play rank about the same.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 121 | 578 | 4.8 | 7 | 39 |
| Career | 121 | 578 | 4.8 | 7 | 39 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 | 29 |
| Career | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 | 29 |
Last game (Wk 9): 60 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 3 | 39 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 23 | 143 | 6.2 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 143 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 121 | 578 | 4.8 | 7 | 39 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-10 vs UAB, play by play
16 carries for 60 yards.
19-yard catch. Third quarter, up 17-10.
2-yard run on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, up 17-10.
11 carries for 42 yards.
The per-play feed is missing 2 of his carries (5 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 9 carries it has.
No gain on 4th and 1. Third quarter, up 10-2. Turnover on downs.
No gain on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 10-2.
12-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 10-2. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
20 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 2 with the score tied 7-7.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
15-yard touchdown run. First quarter, made it 7-0.
3-yard run on 4th and 2. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
6-yard run on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 17-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 3-3.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, tied 3-3. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, down 10-3. Converted.
15-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 17-13.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. In the fourth quarter, with South Florida ahead by one score, he carried 5 times for 41 yards.
7-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 6-0. Converted.
22-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 6-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 8 carries for 101 yards and 3 touchdowns.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
39-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 35-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 39 yards.
13-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 17-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 42 yards and a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with South Florida ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 8 yards.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3-yard loss on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard run. Third quarter, up 6-0.
6-yard run on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 6-3. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-17
101 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 40 yds
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 300 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.7 · C. Seldon — 1 rec · 23 yds · 6 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
55th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%119 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 121 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 62.6 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 88.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 74.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 60.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
121 carries and 9 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #68 at the position.
The No. 2,202 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic as a redshirt senior.
