Eastern Michigan · L 17-28
No carries.
Kent State · W 31-10
7 carries, 43 yards
The other 7 games average 32 yards. This one was 11 above.
Swinney has carries in 8 of Sacramento State’s 9 games: none against Eastern Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Dabo Swinney's long, lost family”
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Daniel Swinney
A game that shows it: 58 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Mississippi Valley State — Week 1, 2026.
265 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 51 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kent State on Oct. 30: 7 carries for 43 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 51 carries for 265 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 51 | 265 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 51 | 265 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 43 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs North Dakota State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-48vs Ohio | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ Ball State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs Kent State | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 51 | 265 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 52-0
58 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · M. Coleman — 6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
The plays that mattered most
257th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
51%49 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.2 yds/carry on 51 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 35.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 29.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 35.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 27.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
300 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
64.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #236 at the position.
