Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/33Inside-5 share
8 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (24.2%).
Darius Bracy
Darius Bracy: RB · Middle Tennessee · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darius Bracy
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 91 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Florida International — Week 13, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Middle Tennessee in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 65 | 264 | 4.1 | 4 | 53 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 36 | 212 | 5.9 | 0 | 48 |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 114 | 526 | 4.6 | 4 | 53 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 129 | 6.5 | 2 | 29 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-44@ James Madison | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-19@ Colorado State | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-6vs Tennessee State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-31@ No. 25 Miami | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 30-45vs UTSA | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 53 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-41@ UAB | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-13@ UTEP | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-28@ Florida International | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 91 yds |
 Bowl | W 25-23vs San Diego State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 65 | 264 | 4.1 | 4 | 53 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2022
W 49-21
38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Florida Atlantic.
With C. Cunningham — 448 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 77.1 · 10 rush yds (10 car) · F. Peasant — 8 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD · 59 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · UTSA · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +5.50Darius Bracy run for 53 yds for a TD, (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 6 · UAB · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA −4.05Darius Bracy run for 1 yd to the UAB 6
- Week 5 · UTSA · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.25Chase Cunningham pass complete to Darius Bracy for 9 yds to the TexSA 5
- Week 9 · UTEP · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −3.06Darius Bracy run for no gain to the UTEP 42 Darius Bracy fumbled, recovered by MTnSt Tevita Tafuna
- Week 9 · UTEP · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −3.06Darius Bracy run for no gain to the UTEP 42 Darius Bracy fumbled, recovered by MTnSt Tevita Tafuna
- Week 3 · Tennessee State · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Cunningham to Bracy: an 11-yard touchdown pass.
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Chase Cunningham pass complete to Darius Bracy for 20 yds to the FlAtl 34 for a
- Week 12 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Chase Cunningham pass complete to Darius Bracy for 16 yds for a TD, (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 6 · UAB · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Darius Bracy run for 1 yd for a TD, (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 12 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Darius Bracy run for 5 yds for a TD, (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 65 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 66)
Success rate
45%64 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 65 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
6 carries
4 of 7 (57%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 8 (38%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.1 yds/carry on 65 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning
2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced
2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 25.8 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 25.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 17.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 35.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
53.6%
511 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
73.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
65 carries and 16 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
34 · #280 of 317 RBs · 2022
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 5 · 11 games
- Apr 2022 Entered the transfer portal
- 2021 Central Michigan McElwainYear 4 · 7 games
- 2020 Central Michigan McElwainYear 3 · 5 games
- 2019 Central Michigan McElwainYear 2 · 9 games
- 2018 Central Michigan BonamegoYear 1 · 3 games
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Central Michigan, Apr 14, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Central Michigan and Middle Tennessee, 526 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2022 11 games
- Entered the portalfrom Central Michigan
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coaches2018
Central Michigan
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: John Bonamego, Jim McElwain and Rick Stockstill.