Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
#27
Dane Nauman
Sophomore running back for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Marengo, OH · Highland
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
2
rushing yards · 2026
2 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rush yds, vs Central Connecticut
His career numbers, season by seasonDane Nauman
Three seasons at Toledo, three different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner and Mike Jacobs. The receipt: 2 rush yds against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.
2 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2025 Played in two games, rushing for 40 yards...Career best 31 yards rushing vs. Morgan State. 2024 Played in two games, rushing for 15 yards...Rushed four times for 12 yards and caught one pass for 14 yards vs. Duquesne...Redshirted and retained freshman eligibility. High School First-team all-...
The backfield · Toledo
- #8Connor Walendzak99 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Willie Shaw III85 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Mike Drennen II60 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Dane Nauman40 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Corey Smith30 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology