Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Total | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 24 |
#1
Dylan Edwards
Junior running back for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 175 lb · Derby, KS · Derby HS
CFB Index 51 · #116 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Kansas State → Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
71
rushing yards · 2026
5.9 per carry · 5 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 18 car · 196 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 32 rush yds, 34 rec yds, vs Long Island University
The play that turned itSwung Kansas State from 19% to 56% to win.Rutgers at Kansas State · 44-41
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Colorado in 2023.
- Transferred from Kansas State to Kansas in 2026.
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35.4own fans
12national conversation
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Dylan Edwards
Wins in space out of the backfield. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Deion Sanders, Chris Klieman and Lance Leipold. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 39 rush yds, 18 rec yds against Missouri, Week 2, 2026.
71 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 12 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
202312 games
- Signed with Colorado4-star out of Derby
202412 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Kansas State
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 35.5 YDS/g, 5.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
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 | Kansas | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 34 | 205 | 6.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 74 | 546 | 7.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 76 | 321 | 4.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 196 | 1,143 | 5.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 19 | 133 | 7.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 36 | 299 | 8.3 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 501 | 8.0 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
32 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.76(02:01) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush left for 24 yards gain to the MU20 (#4 T.Greco), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Missouri · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.46(11:45) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short left to #1 D.Edwards caught at KU38, for 18 yards to the MU42 (#15 S.Banner), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short right to #1 D.Edwards caught at KU30, for 16 yards to the LIU48 (#22 R.Maxwell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA -1.27(12:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short right to #1 D.Edwards caught at LIU37, for 1 yard loss to the LIU36 (#40 R.Mills)
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.24(08:07) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short right to #1 D.Edwards caught at KU30, for 13 yards to the KU45 (#40 R.Mills), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.12(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush middle for 0 yards to the KU40 (#20 R.Fasolino)
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.86(01:12) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush right for 17 yards gain to the KU27 (#22 R.Maxwell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.62(09:34) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush left for 2 yards gain to the LIU47 (#6 L.Hall)
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.60(11:16) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MU40 (#5 N.Rodriguez)
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2&15 · Q1 · EPA +0.56(05:54) Shotgun #1 D.Edwards rush right for 11 yards gain to the KU32 (#19 D.Smith), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Devon Achane’s 2021 season.
60%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 21
Matches Devon on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Class year
Differs from Devon on
Yards / reception (lower)
Weight (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devon Achane's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2021).
60%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 21
Matches Devon on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Devon on
Yards / reception (lower)
Weight (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dylan Edwards
Background
Career Honors: 2026: Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List... 2025: Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List, Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List, Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List. 2025 (at Kansas State): Played in four games, carrying 34 times for 205 yards and two touchdowns... Saw action...
The backfield · Kansas
- #6Yasin Willis553 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jalen Dupree508 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Dylan Edwards205 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Justin Thurman32 rushing yards · 2025
- #24John Kelly8 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology