Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/17Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (35.3%).
Dakereon Joyner
Dakereon Joyner: RB · South Carolina · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dakereon Joyner
Wears you down at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at South Carolina: Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer. The first one came in 2023: All-SEC. On tape: 53 receiving yards and 42 rushing yards against Furman, Week 2, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
- Shane Beamer calls out conspiracy theories
- South Carolina DB out for Tennessee game
On3 Oct 24 - New suites sold out
247Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Carolina | 50 | 120 | 2.4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 47 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 29 | 107 | 3.7 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 114 | 445 | 3.9 | 9 | 47 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Carolina | 21 | 117 | 5.6 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 1 | 24 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | 30 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 559 | 8.5 | 3 | 48 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-31vs No. 21 North Carolina | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-21vs Furman | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-30vs Mississippi State | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-41@ No. 21 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 39-41vs Florida | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 12-34@ No. 20 Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-30@ Texas A&M | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-28vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-16vs Clemson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 50 | 120 | 2.4 | 5 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 47-21
vs Furman
4 rec · 53 yds · 42 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 26-point win at home against Furman.
With S. Rattler — 345 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · K. Kroeger — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Texas A&M · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Dakereon Joyner 1 Yd Run
- Week 4 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Dakereon Joyner run for 3 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 4 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.53Dakereon Joyner run for 1 yd to the SC 44 Dakereon Joyner fumbled, recovered by MSST Nathaniel Watson
- Week 2 · Furman · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.06Dakereon Joyner run for 16 yds to the FUR 39 for a
- Week 2 · Furman · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.73Spencer Rattler pass complete to Dakereon Joyner for 12 yds to the SC 37 for a
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA −1.70Dakereon Joyner run for 6 yds to the SC 44 South Carolina Penalty, Offensive Holding (O'Mega Blake) to the SC 34
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Spencer Rattler pass complete to Dakereon Joyner for 11 yds to the SC 36 for a
- Week 2 · Furman · 1st and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.46Dakereon Joyner run for 3 yds for a TD (Mitch Jeter KICK)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.46Dakereon Joyner run for a loss of 2 yards to the SC 43
- Week 3 · Georgia · 1st and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Dakereon Joyner run for 2 yds for a TD (Mitch Jeter KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
50 of 50 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
24%49 carriesFumble rate
4.0%2 of 50 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds28%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
21 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds2%of carries
1 carry
2 of 4 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 6 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
2.4 yds/carry on 50 carries · 2% explosive (10+ yds) · 24% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2018South Carolina7-6HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2019South Carolina4-8HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2020South Carolina2-8HC: Will Muschamp and Mike Bobo · Run-leaning
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 16.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 17.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
53.4%
411 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
50 carries and 21 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
32 · #289 of 310 RBs · 2023
Former four-star. Now #289 at the position.
Six seasons at South Carolina
- 2023 South Carolina BeamerYear 6 · 10 games
- 2022 South Carolina BeamerYear 5 · 7 games
- 2021 South Carolina BeamerYear 4 · 10 games
- 2020 South Carolina MuschampYear 3 · 6 games
- 2019 South Carolina MuschampYear 2 · 8 games
- 2018 South Carolina MuschampYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Fort DorchesterNorth Charleston, SC · Class of 2018Four-star, No. 206 in the 2018 class. Signed with South Carolina.
How it ended
Six seasons at South Carolina, 445 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2018
- Signed with South CarolinaFour-star, out of Fort Dorchester
2023 10 games
The role got bigger.
- All-SEC
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coaches2018–2019
South Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, and Shane Beamer. Multi-era developmental context.