Running back for Houston. 2017: 333 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 8 catches.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX
The story
2017 running back for Houston. 2017: 333 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 8 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDillon Birden
Two seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 106 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Memphis — Week 8, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 622 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (19th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 44.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 66.3 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 45.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 106 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 19-16@ Arizona | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-3vs Rice | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Texas Tech | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Temple | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-42vs Memphis | 21 | 106 | 5.0 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Total | 60 | 333 | 5.2 | 4 | 40 |