Running back, North Dakota State (from Kennesaw State), 2023–⁠26

D.J. Scott

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Oviedo, FL

D.J. Scott plays running back for North Dakota State, after Kennesaw State (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at UNLV: 1 catch, 5 yards. Scott leads North Dakota State in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

306 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 5 yards at UNLV, L 7–⁠13

Next game: at New Mexico, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 51JXST
  2. 60FOR
  3. 34@AF
  4. 80@SAC
  5. 73WYO
  6. 8@UNLV

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

101rushing yards, career highvs. St. Thomas (MN), 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Fordham, 2026

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Kennesaw State9535.9111
2024Kennesaw State294.507
2025North Dakota State955025.3639
2026North Dakota State733064.2442
Career1798704.91142

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025North Dakota State44411.0019
2026North Dakota State9657.2011
Career131098.4019

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Kennesaw State7RBYr 1
2024Kennesaw State7RBYr 2
2025North Dakota State7RBYr 3
2026North Dakota State7RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″215

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
2024Kennesaw State2-0.03––0.0––
2025North Dakota State (FCS)1090.1255th (n=576)0.1012.713%–
2026North Dakota State820.1152nd (n=478)0.108.921%0.06

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026North Dakota State41%2.700.800.8018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 North Dakota State 6 games, 306 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 33–⁠71351013212
Sep 5vs.FordhamW 38–⁠01160215216
Sep 12atAir ForceW 38–⁠3212340818
Sep 19atSacramento StateW 31–⁠101480142218
Oct 3vs.WyomingW 28–⁠0207311616
Oct 10atUNLVL 7–⁠13380615
2025 North Dakota State 13 games, 502 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atThe CitadelW 38–⁠0104317119
Sep 6atTennessee StateW 59–⁠382917––
Sep 13vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠1434403913
Sep 27vs.South DakotaW 51–⁠13135006––
Oct 4atIllinois StateW 33–⁠1652117––
Oct 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 45–⁠1764212415
Oct 18atIndiana StateW 38–⁠7978127––
Oct 25atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠71137011––
Nov 1vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠30725110––
Nov 8atNorth DakotaW 15–⁠102202––
Nov 15vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠1691508117
Nov 22vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 62–⁠78101039––
Dec 6vs.Illinois StateL 28–⁠2941507––
2024 Kennesaw State 1 game, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 4vs.Jacksonville StateL 24–⁠632907––
2023 Kennesaw State 1 game, 53 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 11vs.Virginia LynchburgW 63–⁠3953111––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Tusculum, so that game is not listed.

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

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