#34

Delbert Mimms III

Former running back at Eastern Michigan. 2024: 799 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 19 catches.

RB · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #34

5′11″ · 220 lb · Indianapolis, IN

CFB Index 47 · #149 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceEastern Michigan 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former running back at Eastern Michigan. 2024: 799 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 19 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Eastern Michigan, 1,241 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Chris Creighton

Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

47Rotational starter #149 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (86th percentile). Strength: rush tds (81st percentile). Concern: yards / carry (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#214 / 442 · 52nd pct

4.8%

Success rate#240 / 442 · 46th pct

44.1%

Explosive rate#247 / 442 · 44th pct

6.2%

EPA / carry#267 / 442 · 40th pct

0.12

Yards / carry#314 / 442 · 29th pct

4.6

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#47 / 335 · 86th pct

182

Rush TDs#57 / 335 · 81st pct

Rush yards#72 / 335 · 79th pct

799

Receptions#82 / 330 · 74th pct

Rec yards#94 / 330 · 72nd pct

147

Fumbles lost#55 / 204 · 49th pct

Long run#188 / 335 · 43rd pct

Yards / carry#245 / 335 · 26th pct

4.4

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

19th → 40th percentile

Success rate

6th → 46th percentile

Explosive rate

9th → 44th percentile

Yards / carry

0th → 29th percentile

TD rate

89th → 52nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

145 carries

14%

Stuffed (≤0)

42%

Grind (1–3)

34%

Chunk (4–9)

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	52.3	3.8	0.5
Road6g	80.8	4.6	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	65.3	4.2	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	67.8	4.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #149 of 310 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Eastern Michigan	182	799	4.4	9	--
2023	NC State	96	282	2.9	8	--
2022	NC State	27	113	4.2	0	--
2021	NC State	6	47	7.8	0	--
2020	NC State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		311	1,241	4.0	17	--

Season	Team
2024	Eastern Michigan	19	147	7.7	1	--
2023	NC State	3	23	7.7	0	--
2022	NC State	5	61	12.2	1	--
2021	NC State	--	--	--	--	--
2020	NC State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		27	231	8.6	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 36–0

vs Saint Francis

23 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 36-point win at home against Saint Francis.

With Z. Griffin — 1 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Miami (OH) · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA -4.09Delbert Mimms III run for 1 yd to the M-OH 4
Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.93Delbert Mimms III run for 8 yds to the JVST 45 for a 1ST down Jacksonville State Penalty, Personal Foul (Jawaun Campbell) to the JVST 40 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ohio · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Cole Snyder pass complete to Delbert Mimms III for 18 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Cole Snyder pass complete to Delbert Mimms III for 16 yds to the CMU 31 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Akron · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Delbert Mimms III 1 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)
Week 5 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Delbert Mimms III run for 27 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Delbert Mimms III run for 38 yds to the CMU 20 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Delbert Mimms III 5 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)
Week 12 · Ohio · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Delbert Mimms III run for 4 yds to the OHIO 47 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ohio · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Delbert Mimms III run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-14@ Massachusetts	12	60	5.0	1	27
Wk 2	L 9-30@ Washington	12	30	2.5	0	8
Wk 3	W 37-34vs Jacksonville State	16	56	3.5	1	10
Wk 4	W 36-0vs Saint Francis	6	23	3.8	1	17
Wk 5	W 52-33@ Kent State	23	145	6.3	2	27	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 7	L 14-38vs Miami (OH)	20	78	3.9	1	25
Wk 8	W 38-34vs Central Michigan	21	90	4.3	0	38
Wk 9	L 21-25@ Akron	20	52	2.6	1	15
Wk 10	L 28-29vs Toledo	6	18	3.0	0	6
Wk 12	L 10-35@ Ohio	16	71	4.4	0	25
Wk 13	L 20-37vs Buffalo	12	49	4.1	0	9
Wk 14	L 18-26@ Western Michigan	18	127	7.1	2	41
Total		182	799	4.2	9	41