Dalyn Dawkins: RB · Colorado State · #1.
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Dalyn Dawkins
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three seasons in the Colorado State backfield to date. On tape: 191 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards against Nevada, Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
44.9% of carries overall (224/499) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (30/100) — 56.7% 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
6 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (18.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado State | 226 | 1,399 | 6.2 | 8 | 76 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 161 | 919 | 5.7 | 4 | 61 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 170 | 867 | 5.1 | 2 | 42 |
| Career | 557 | 3,185 | 5.7 | 14 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado State | 26 | 310 | 11.9 | 1 | 38 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 24 | 178 | 7.4 | 1 | 36 |
| Career | 70 | 650 | 9.3 | 3 | 38 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-27vs Oregon State | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 1 | L 3-17vs Colorado | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Abilene Christian | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-21@ Hawai'i | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 1 | 46 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-14@ Utah State | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-42vs Nevada | 17 | 191 | 11.2 | 1 | 59 | Season-high 191 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24@ New Mexico | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-45vs Air Force | 13 | 141 | 10.8 | 1 | 76 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-16@ Wyoming | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 0 | 36 | 154-yard day |
| Wk 11 | L 52-59vs Boise State | 32 | 161 | 5.0 | 2 | 39 | 161-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs San José State | 24 | 138 | 5.8 | 1 | 35 | |
 Bowl | L 28-31vs Marshall | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 226 | 1399 | 6.2 | 8 | 76 |
Week 11 · 2017
L 52-59
vs Boise State
161 rush yds (32 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 67 yds
With N. Stevens — 309 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. Stonehouse — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%216 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 226 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.2 yds/carry on 226 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Mike Bobo — 21-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 128 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 107 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 91.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 133 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
47.3%
459 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
74.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
226 carries and 26 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Colorado State, 3,185 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Darrell Hazell and Mike Bobo.
