Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/27Inside-5 share
7 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (25.9%).
Daniel Hishaw Jr.
Daniel Hishaw Jr. is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kansas.
Hishaw just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Kansas. A game that shows it: 107 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Utah — Week 14, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Fresno State | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 1 | W 46-7vs Wagner | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-42@ Missouri | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-42@ No. 9 Texas Tech | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-42vs Kansas State | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Arizona | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs No. 14 Utah | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Total | 124 | 587 | 4.7 | 5 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2025
L 21-31
vs Utah
107 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD
With E. Henderson Jr. — 3 rec · 113 yds · J. Daniels — 187 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 34.3 · 34 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Fresno State · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.87Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the FRES 16 Kansas Penalty, Defensive holding (Amir Herring) to the FRES 16
- Week 1 · Wagner · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Daniel Hishaw Jr. run for 20 yds for a TD (Laith Marjan KICK)
- Week 14 · Utah · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61D.Hishaw Jr. rush right for 7 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 14 · Utah · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.24D.Hishaw Jr. rush right for 7 yards gain (T.Johnson)
- Week 9 · Kansas State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21D.Hishaw Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 10 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21D.Hishaw Jr. rush right for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Arizona · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.18D.Hishaw Jr. rush middle for 17 yards gain (D.Johnson; J.Cole)
- Week 10 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.17D.Hishaw Jr. rush left for 12 yards gain (R.Gay II), out of bounds
- Week 9 · Kansas State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.15Daniels to Hishaw Jr.: a 14-yard pass.
- Week 9 · Kansas State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.81D.Hishaw Jr. rush right for 10 yards gain (T.Bates)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 124 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 125)
Success rate
50%125 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
24 carries
Grind
1–3 yds26%of carries
32 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds45%of carries
56 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
13 carries
5 of 7 (71%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 0 of 5 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 124 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
19%
Stuffed (≤0)
26%
Grind (1–3)
45%
Chunk (4–9)
10%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 67.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 45.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 46.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 71.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
45.1%
344 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
371 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
124 carries and 6 catches in 10 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
49 · #131 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #131 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #18 of 35 Big 12 RBs
How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Starter
The No. 1,763 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big 12 as a senior.
Six seasons at Kansas
- 2025 Kansas LeipoldYear 6 · 10 games
- 2024 Kansas LeipoldYear 5 · 8 games
- 2023 Kansas LeipoldYear 4 · 13 games
- 2022 Kansas LeipoldYear 3 · 5 games
- 2021 Kansas LeipoldYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Kansas MilesYear 1 · 7 games
- High school MooreMoore, OK · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,763 in the 2020 class. Signed with Kansas.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 107 yds vs Utah.Utah · L 21-312025
2020 7 games
- Signed with KansasThree-star, out of Moore
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020
Kansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.