Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
#26
Daelen Alexander
Redshirt junior running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 221 lb · Pflugerville, TX · Weiss
CFB Index 42 · #199 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Rice → Coastal Carolina for 2026
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.
The numbers
12
rushing yards · 2026
6 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 rush yds, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2023.
- Transferred from Rice to Coastal Carolina in 2026.
Daelen Alexander
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 12 rush yds against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.
12 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Pflugerville Weiss
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Coastal Carolina
2025era →
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson, and Ryan Beard. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
2025Rice
2026Coastal Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 12.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
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 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Rice | 74 | 392 | 5.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Rice | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 94 | 439 | 4.7 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
12 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Jeanty’s 2022 season.
83%match
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 1 · Pk 6
Matches Ashton on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Ashton on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Demetric Felton’s path through UCLA.
99%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 6
Matches Demetric on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Allen's sophomore season at Air Force (2025).
Matches Owen on
Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Owen on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Daelen Alexander
Background
Honors 2025 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (at Rice) 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Year) - Rice Returned to action after missing the 2024 season due to injury Rushed for a career-high 392 yards and two touchdowns on 74 carries Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game with 129 ya...
The backfield · Coastal Carolina
- #26Daelen Alexander392 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Dominic Knicely384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Jevon Edwards371 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Breyahn Townsend29 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kente Edwards1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology