Dalyn Dawkins

Running back for Colorado State. 2017: 1,399 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 26 catches.

RB · Colorado State · #1

5′9″ · 185 lb · Louisville, KY

Colorado State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 736 nationally · Signed with Purdue

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 running back for Colorado State. 2017: 1,399 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 26 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Colorado State, 3,185 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Purdue3-star out of Trinity

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#736 national

CFB

College

Colorado State

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Mike Bobo

Colorado State

Played his entire career under Mike Bobo.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Bobo — 21-18 over that span.

2015Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

2016Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

2017Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (96th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#13 / 328 · 96th pct

1399

Rec yards#16 / 315 · 95th pct

310

Carries#22 / 328 · 93rd pct

226

Long run#28 / 328 · 91st pct

Receptions#30 / 315 · 90th pct

Yards / carry#35 / 328 · 89th pct

6.2

Rush TDs#60 / 328 · 79th pct

Fumbles lost#44 / 221 · 53rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	117	6.9	1.0
Road6g	96.3	5.6	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Colorado State	226	1,399	6.2	8	--
2016	Colorado State	161	919	5.7	4	--
2015	Colorado State	170	867	5.1	2	--
Career		557	3,185	5.7	14	--

Season	Team
2017	Colorado State	26	310	11.9	1	--
2016	Colorado State	20	162	8.1	1	--
2015	Colorado State	24	178	7.4	1	--
Career		70	650	9.3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 38–10

vs Abilene Christian

73 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 28-point win at home against Abilene Christian.

With N. Stevens — 337 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.0 · 41 rush yds (2 car) · D. Clark — 16 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 58-27vs Oregon State	15	67	4.5	1	12
Wk 1	L 3-17@ 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@ 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	6.3	8	76

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology