Running back, Colorado State (from Purdue), 2013–17
Dalyn Dawkins
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
Dalyn Dawkins played running back at Purdue (2013) and Colorado State (2015–17).
Career highs
191rushing yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20172rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Boise State, 20176catches, career highvs. Colorado, 2015Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 32 | 115 | 3.6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 170 | 867 | 5.1 | 2 | 42 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 161 | 919 | 5.7 | 4 | 61 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 226 | 1,399 | 6.2 | 8 | 76 |
| Career | 589 | 3,300 | 5.6 | 14 | 76 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 29 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 24 | 178 | 7.4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 26 | 310 | 11.9 | 1 | 38 |
| Career | 79 | 734 | 9.3 | 3 | 38 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colorado State | 7 | 169 | 0 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 185 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 1 | RB | ||
| 2015 | Colorado State | 1 | RB | ||
| 2016 | Colorado State | 1 | RB | ||
| 2017 | Colorado State | 1 | RB | 5′9″ | 185 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 39 | 0.20 | – | – | 7.8 | 8% | – |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 203 | 0.04 | 28th (n=268) | 0.12 | 8.5 | 24% | -0.19 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 170 | 0.10 | 41st (n=259) | 0.13 | 17.3 | 22% | 0.09 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 265 | 0.19 | 72nd (n=287) | 0.12 | 50.5 | 27% | 0.20 |
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
2017 Colorado State 13 games, 1,399 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 58–27 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 3–17 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–10 | 12 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 23–41 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 51–21 | 17 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 27–14 | 21 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 44–42 | 17 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 27–24 | 12 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 28–45 | 13 | 141 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 13–16 | 29 | 154 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 52–59 | 32 | 161 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 42–14 | 24 | 138 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 28–31 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Colorado State 12 games, 919 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 7–44 | 14 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 23–14 | 15 | 68 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 24–31 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 17–38 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 31–24 | 14 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 23–28 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 42–23 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 37–0 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 46–49 | 14 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 49–31 | 10 | 102 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 63–31 | 15 | 103 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 50–61 | 16 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
2015 Colorado State 12 games, 867 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Savannah State | W 65–13 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 20–23 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 24–27 | 20 | 118 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 18–33 | 10 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 10–41 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 38–23 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 17–41 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 26–7 | 25 | 140 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 49–35 | 19 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 28–21 | 22 | 94 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 34–31 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 23–28 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
2013 Purdue 8 games, 115 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 7–42 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 20–14 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 24–31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 10–41 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–55 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 7–44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 0–14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 0–56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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