Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
#25
Donovan Delaney Jr.
Senior running back on Kent State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Middletown, DE · St. Georges Tech
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
0
rushing yards · 2026
1 catches
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec yds, at South Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonDonovan Delaney Jr.
Second year in the Kent State backfield, same address the whole way.
0 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (R-Junior) NFF Hampshire Honor Society Academic All-MAC Played in 9 games with 15 carries for 15 yards and 1 TD Averaged 1.0 yards per carry Scored a 4-yard touchdown at Ball State Totaled 6 points on the season Had a season-long run of 5 yards Averaged 1.7 all-purpose yards per game Prior t...
The backfield · Kent State
- #20Marques Hicks18 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Donovan Delaney Jr.15 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Ayden Harris15 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jakorion Caffey6 rushing yards · 2025
- #18Hunter Hopperton2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology