Senior running back for Missouri. 2021: 152 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 5 catches.
5′11″ · 221 lb · Mission, KS
The story
4 running back for Missouri. 2021: 152 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 5 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDawson Downing
Dawson Downing has been at Missouri through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 73 rush yds, 1 rush TD against North Texas, Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Missouri, 516 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (89th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 25.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 19.0 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 59–28
1 CAR
Dominant 31-point win at home against Southeast Missouri State.
With C. Bazelak — 346 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.8 · J. Hester — 2 rec · 79 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-28vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-62vs Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-35vs North Texas | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 60 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 37-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-43@ Georgia | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 83 | 5.1 | 1 | 60 |