Sophomore running back for Wyoming. 2023: 106 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′7″ · 170 lb · Lancaster, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 1767 nationally · Signed with Wyoming
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Wyoming. 2023: 106 rushing yards, 2 catches.
D.Q. James
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the Wyoming backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 35 rush yds, 14 rec yds against Texas Tech, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wyoming, 452 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Craig Bohl, all run-heavy, slow tempo offenses — 16-10 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 24.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 34.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 26.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 31–17
33 rush yds (14 car)
With A. Peasley — 201 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.6 · 43 rush yds (6 car) · C. Stewart — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-33vs Texas Tech | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17vs Portland State | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Texas | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-19vs App State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 35 | 106 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tylan Hines’s 2022 season.
Differs from Tylan on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brian Battie’s path through Auburn.
Matches Brian on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Bray's freshman season at Utah (2025).
Differs from Daniel on
Player DNA