Western Kentucky · W 34-13
No carries.
Sam Houston · W 30-24
No carries.
Jacksonville State · L 0-24
2 carries, 15 yards
The other 5 games average 11 yards. This one was 4 above.
Stanley has carries in 6 of New Mexico State’s 8 games: none against Western Kentucky and Sam Houston.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Dijon Stanley
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kyle Whittingham and Tony Sanchez. One game to point at: 19 rushing yards against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.
69 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 16 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Jacksonville State on Oct. 28: 2 carries for 15 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 16 carries for 69 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 | New Mexico State | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 73 | 297 | 4.1 | 2 | 57 |
| 2024 | Utah | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Utah | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 115 | 433 | 3.8 | 2 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | Utah | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 2 | 79 |
| 2023 | Utah | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 36 | 330 | 9.2 | 2 | 79 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 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 17-34@ Florida State | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 51-14
vs Mercyhurst
16 rush yds (5 car) · 1 rec · 15 yds
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 32 yds · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 10.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 9.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 10.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #23 of 28 Conference USA 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 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham and Tony Sanchez.
