Dylan McDuffie: RB · Kansas · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dylan McDuffie
Wears you down at the goal line. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2021: All-MAC. On tape: 91 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against UCF, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
9.1% of carries overall (43/472) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/110) — 42.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Missouri State | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-23vs Illinois | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24@ Nevada | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-27vs BYU | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-22vs UCF | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 2 | 36 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 32-39@ Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-16@ Cincinnati | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 18 | |
 Bowl | W 49-36vs UNLV | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 45 | 253 | 5.6 | 4 | 36 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 51-22
vs UCF
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
54%39 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 45 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 41.8 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 20.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 29.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 47.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
39.0%
311 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Buffalo, Georgia Tech and Kansas, 1,571 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist, Geoff Collins and Brent Key.
