#20

Donald Chaney Jr.

Senior running back for UL Monroe. 2024: 178 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.

RB · UL Monroe · Sr. · #20

5′11″ · 235 lb · Homestead, FL

CFB Index 34 · #269 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred UL Monroe for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4:30 pm ETvs SE LouisianaMalone Stadium

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 115 nationally · Signed with Miami

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UL Monroe. 2024: 178 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 7 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2020.

His career, year by year

Donald Chaney Jr.

RB · UL Monroe · Sr · #20

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Donald Chaney Jr. has played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 38 rush yds, 2 rec yds against Notre Dame, Week 5, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced

2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

34Below cohort / limited sample #269 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / carry (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#120 / 442 · 73rd pct

6.5%

Success rate#203 / 442 · 54th pct

45.7%

Explosive rate#347 / 442 · 21st pct

4.3%

EPA / carry#405 / 442 · 8th pct

-0.06

Yards / carry#414 / 442 · 6th pct

3.7

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#186 / 335 · 38th pct

Rec yards#209 / 330 · 36th pct

Receptions#229 / 330 · 29th pct

Long run#263 / 335 · 21st pct

Carries#288 / 335 · 14th pct

Yards / carry#314 / 335 · 6th pct

3.6

Rush yards#319 / 335 · 5th pct

178

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

38th → 8th percentile

Success rate

62nd → 54th percentile

Explosive rate

62nd → 21st percentile

Yards / carry

49th → 6th percentile

TD rate

18th → 73rd 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).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	15.8	4.3	0.3
Road4g	20.8	4.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	18.3	4.5	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	17.0	4.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bryant Vincent

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #269 of 310 RBs

Former four-star. Now #269 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Louisville	50	178	3.6	3	--
2023	Miami	94	478	5.1	2	--
2022	Miami	2	8	4.0	0	--
2021	Miami	11	44	4.0	1	--
2020	Miami	68	322	4.7	3	--
Career		225	1,030	4.6	9	--

Season	Team
2024	Louisville	7	62	8.9	0	--
2023	Miami	5	15	3.0	0	--
2022	Miami	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Miami	1	4	4.0	0	--
2020	Miami	11	143	13.0	0	--
Career		24	224	9.3	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Notre Dame · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -3.87Donald Chaney run for no gain to the ND 15
Week 6 · SMU · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -3.69Donald Chaney run for no gain to the SMU 19
Week 8 · Miami · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Donald Chaney run for 26 yds to the MIA 42 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · SMU · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Donald Chaney run for 1 yd for a TD (Brock Travelstead KICK)
Week 8 · Miami · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Tyler Shough pass complete to Donald Chaney for 19 yds to the MIA 46 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Donald Chaney run for 10 yds for a TD (Brock Travelstead KICK)
Week 12 · Stanford · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Donald Chaney run for 1 yd for a TD (Brock Travelstead KICK)
Week 4 · Georgia Tech · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.49Tyler Shough pass complete to Donald Chaney for 17 yds to the GT 13 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Notre Dame · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.40Donald Chaney run for 27 yds to the LOU 32 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Notre Dame · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -1.37Donald Chaney run for a loss of 1 yard to the ND 47

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 62-0vs Austin Peay	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 49-14vs Jacksonville State	3	21	7.0	1	10
Wk 4	W 31-19vs Georgia Tech	10	23	2.3	0	7
Wk 5	L 24-31@ Notre Dame	9	38	4.2	0	27	Season-high 38 yds
Wk 6	L 27-34vs SMU	10	21	2.1	1	7
Wk 7	W 24-20@ Virginia	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 8	L 45-52vs Miami	3	29	9.7	0	26
Wk 9	W 31-27@ Boston College	5	17	3.4	0	6
Wk 12	L 35-38@ Stanford	6	21	3.5	1	6
Wk 13	W 37-9vs Pittsburgh	3	1	0.3	0	2
Total		50	178	4.4	3	27

The backfield · UL Monroe

#3Derrick JamesonRB · Sr.2 games · 2026
#20Donald Chaney Jr.RB · Sr.no box-score line yet
#26Trevon KinchenRB · Sr.1 game · 2026
#23CJ PhillipRB · Jr.2 games · 2026
#22Jaydon WrightRB · Jr.no box-score line yet

4 more on the roster · UL Monroe team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Donald Chaney Jr.

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2024 snapshot

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Career stats

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