Running back, Maryland, 2021–⁠24

Colby McDonald

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Accokeek, MD

Colby McDonald played running back at Maryland (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

99rushing yards, career highat Rutgers, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Maryland603255.4241
2022Maryland301404.7249
2023Maryland533065.8235
2024Maryland291505.2022
Career1729215.4649

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Maryland4123.006
2022Maryland4348.5017
2023Maryland5163.209
2024Maryland2168.0010
Career15785.2017

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Maryland23RBFr.
2022Maryland23RBSo.
2023Maryland23RBJr.
2024Maryland23RBSr.5′10″203

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Maryland620.1959th (n=277)0.1611.511%0.23
2022Maryland350.12––4.36%0.09
2023Maryland580.06––3.27%0.10
2024Maryland310.02––0.67%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Maryland 6 games, 150 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.UConnW 50–⁠7844022––
Sep 7vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠273150716
Sep 14atVirginiaW 27–⁠13633011––
Sep 21vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠20542020110
Sep 28atIndianaL 28–⁠4251408––
Oct 19vs.USCW 29–⁠282203––
2023 Maryland 12 games, 306 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.TowsonW 38–⁠6318016––
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20873123––
Sep 15vs.VirginiaW 42–⁠141075135––
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 31–⁠9538025––
Oct 7atOhio StateL 17–⁠3741205––
Oct 14vs.IllinoisL 24–⁠272503––
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 27–⁠33543019––
Nov 4vs.Penn StateL 15–⁠511−30013
Nov 11atNebraskaW 13–⁠10250814
Nov 18vs.MichiganL 24–⁠315120611
Nov 25atRutgersW 42–⁠24250428
Dec 30 ✦vs.AuburnW 31–⁠1362305––
2022 Maryland 9 games, 140 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.BuffaloW 31–⁠103101––
Sep 10atCharlotteW 56–⁠21461149––
Sep 17vs.SMUW 34–⁠2721007117
Sep 24atMichiganL 27–⁠34––––17
Oct 1vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠1331015210
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 29–⁠3151908––
Oct 15atIndianaW 38–⁠332605––
Oct 22vs.NorthwesternW 31–⁠2471806––
Nov 12atPenn StateL 0–⁠30415013––
2021 Maryland 8 games, 325 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.HowardW 62–⁠0317111––
Sep 25vs.Kent StateW 37–⁠1694402014
Oct 1vs.IowaL 14–⁠515230612
Oct 30vs.IndianaW 38–⁠35––––10
Nov 13atMichigan StateL 21–⁠4063802116
Nov 20vs.MichiganL 18–⁠59186809––
Nov 27atRutgersW 40–⁠161599041––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 54–⁠10436120––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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