Running back, Boise State, 2007–⁠12

D.J. Harper

Number: No. 7
Height: 5′9″
Hometown: Cypress, TX
Born: Sep 21, 1989, in Houston, Texas

D.J. Harper played running back at Boise State (2007–⁠12).

Best season: 1,137; Rushing yards, 2012 (Boise State, 11–⁠2)
Best game: 162 yards; Vs. Miami (OH), week 3, 2012: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

162rushing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2012 3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2012

Team titles: WAC champions, 2008, 2009 and 2010; Mountain West champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

376

265

284

160

557

1,137

10–⁠312–⁠1AP 1114–⁠0AP 412–⁠1AP 912–⁠1AP 811–⁠2AP 18

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2007*	Boise State	87	376	4.3	6	49
2008*	Boise State	55	265	4.8	4	29
2009	Boise State	44	284	6.5	3	60
2010	Boise State	18	160	8.9	2	71
2011	Boise State	115	557	4.8	9	36
2012	Boise State	228	1,137	5.0	15	80
Career		547	2,779	5.1	39	80

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2007*	Boise State	3	13	4.3	0	10
2008*	Boise State	4	37	9.3	0	20
2009	Boise State	1	7	7.0	0	7
2010	Boise State	4	36	9.0	0	18
2011	Boise State	19	140	7.4	1	21
2012	Boise State	23	163	7.1	1	21
Career		54	396	7.3	2	21

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds
2011	Boise State	5	66
2012	Boise State	7	172
Career		12	238

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2007	Boise State	7	RB
2008	Boise State	7	RB
2009	Boise State	7	RB
2010	Boise State	7	RB
2011	Boise State	7	RB
2012	Boise State	7	RB	5′9″

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.

Game by game

2012 Boise State 13 games, 1,137 rushing yards, 15 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	atMichigan State	L 13–⁠17	15	8	0	4	2	7
Sep 15	vs.Miami (OH)	W 39–⁠12	16	162	3	43	1	21
Sep 20	vs.BYU	W 7–⁠6	31	112	0	35	3	20
Sep 29	atNew Mexico	W 32–⁠29	19	98	0	21	2	27
Oct 6	atSouthern Miss	W 40–⁠14	13	47	2	19	2	6
Oct 13	vs.Fresno State	W 20–⁠10	21	122	1	28	1	5
Oct 20	vs.UNLV	W 32–⁠7	12	59	2	35	2	11
Oct 27	atWyoming	W 45–⁠14	19	105	2	19	2	18
Nov 3	vs.San Diego State	L 19–⁠21	20	81	2	24	–	–
Nov 10	atHawai’i	W 49–⁠14	12	34	0	14	1	5
Nov 17	vs.Colorado State	W 42–⁠14	10	107	2	80	3	32
Dec 1	atNevada	W 27–⁠21	24	130	1	30	1	−3
Dec 22 ✦	vs.Washington	W 28–⁠26	16	72	0	17	3	14

2011 Boise State 12 games, 557 rushing yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.Georgia	W 35–⁠21	8	44	1	17	1	0
Sep 16	atToledo	W 40–⁠15	7	35	0	13	2	13
Sep 24	vs.Tulsa	W 41–⁠21	15	43	0	7	–	–
Oct 1	vs.Nevada	W 30–⁠10	11	36	0	16	1	21
Oct 7	atFresno State	W 57–⁠7	6	17	2	6	2	9
Oct 15	atColorado State	W 63–⁠13	8	63	2	36	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Air Force	W 37–⁠26	4	18	0	7	1	10
Nov 5	atUNLV	W 48–⁠21	13	109	1	36	2	10
Nov 12	vs.TCU	L 35–⁠36	24	125	2	32	2	10
Nov 26	vs.Wyoming	W 36–⁠14	9	35	0	9	5	51
Dec 3	vs.New Mexico	W 45–⁠0	9	28	0	6	2	19
Dec 22 ✦	vs.Arizona State	W 56–⁠24	1	4	1	4	1	−3

2010 Boise State 3 games, 160 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 6	vs.Virginia Tech	W 33–⁠30	4	80	1	71	2	7
Sep 18	atWyoming	W 51–⁠6	11	59	1	11	2	29
Sep 25	vs.Oregon State	W 37–⁠24	3	21	0	9	–	–

2009 Boise State 3 games, 284 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.Oregon	W 19–⁠8	19	88	1	33	–	–
Sep 12	vs.Miami (OH)	W 48–⁠0	13	89	1	32	–	–
Sep 18	atFresno State	W 51–⁠34	12	107	1	60	1	7

2008 Boise State 12 games, 265 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	vs.Idaho State	W 49–⁠7	3	15	0	8	–	–
Sep 13	vs.Bowling Green	W 20–⁠7	2	8	0	7	–	–
Sep 20	atOregon	W 37–⁠32	5	12	0	8	–	–
Oct 1	vs.Louisiana Tech	W 38–⁠3	9	35	2	19	1	20
Oct 11	atSouthern Miss	W 24–⁠7	2	15	0	13	–	–
Oct 17	vs.Hawai’i	W 27–⁠7	4	13	0	10	–	–
Nov 1	atNew Mexico State	W 49–⁠0	6	51	1	23	2	10
Nov 8	vs.Utah State	W 49–⁠14	6	29	0	29	–	–
Nov 15	atIdaho	W 45–⁠10	7	67	0	23	1	7
Nov 22	atNevada	W 41–⁠34	2	−3	0	0	–	–
Nov 28	vs.Fresno State	W 61–⁠10	6	17	1	10	–	–
Dec 23 ✦	vs.TCU	L 16–⁠17	3	6	0	4	–	–

2007 Boise State 10 games, 376 rushing yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	vs.Weber State	W 56–⁠7	8	42	1	11	–	–
Sep 15	vs.Wyoming	W 24–⁠14	9	37	1	8	–	–
Sep 27	vs.Southern Miss	W 38–⁠16	7	18	0	6	–	–
Oct 7	vs.New Mexico State	W 58–⁠0	8	43	1	12	–	–
Oct 14	vs.Nevada	W 69–⁠67	4	0	0	2	1	6
Oct 20	atLouisiana Tech	W 45–⁠31	12	22	0	7	–	–
Oct 26	atFresno State	W 34–⁠21	19	153	1	49	1	−3
Nov 3	vs.San José State	W 42–⁠7	5	29	0	18	1	10
Nov 10	atUtah State	W 52–⁠0	12	29	1	12	–	–
Dec 23 ✦	vs.East Carolina	L 38–⁠41	3	3	1	1	–	–

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

Before the draft

Drill	Combine 2013
Height	5′9⅛″
Weight	211 lb
Arm length	31″
Hand size	10¼″
40-yard dash	4.52 s
10-yard split	1.56 s^W
Vertical jump	33½″
Broad jump	10′0″
Bench press	23 reps
3-cone drill	7.07 s
20-yard shuttle	4.35 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

Years	League	Team
2014	CFL	Ottawa Redblacks *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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At a glance

Career highs