USC · W 24-7
No carries.
Iowa · L 0-30
5 carries, 22 yards
The other 6 games average 36 yards. This one was 14 below.
Dupree has carries in 7 of Wisconsin’s 8 games: none against USC.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Over the last few games, Wisconsin fans have been high on Dupree's toughness.
“Dupree runs angry. I like it”
“Dupree is a dawg”
“Really impressed with Dupree so far this year. He's got good vision.”
From r/CFB game threads. Read by AI.
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.
Darrion Dupree
Three seasons in the Wisconsin backfield to date. One game to point at: 61 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Michigan State — Week 5, 2026.
237 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 54 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Darrion Dupree at Notre Dame.
Against Iowa on Oct. 31: 5 carries for 22 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 54 carries for 237 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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Last game (Wk 9): 22 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Notre Dame | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-10vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-20@ No. 13 Penn State | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ No. 12 UCLA | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 54 | 237 | 4.4 | 2 | 28 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 24-20
at Penn State
The plays that mattered most
295th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 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
32%53 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 54 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 32% success rate.
3 seasons under Luke Fickell — 14-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 42.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 31.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 35.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 22.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #232 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #42 of 44 Big Ten RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
