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, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Purdue321153.6017
2015Colorado State1708675.1242
2016Colorado State1619195.7461
2017Colorado State2261,3996.2876
Career5893,3005.61476

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Purdue9849.3029
2015Colorado State241787.4136
2016Colorado State201628.1134
2017Colorado State2631011.9138
Career797349.3338

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Colorado State71690
2017Colorado State1160
Career81850

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Purdue1RB
2015Colorado State1RB
2016Colorado State1RB
2017Colorado State1RB5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Purdue390.20––7.88%–
2015Colorado State2030.0428th (n=268)0.128.524%-0.19
2016Colorado State1700.1041st (n=259)0.1317.322%0.09
2017Colorado State2650.1972nd (n=287)0.1250.527%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 26vs.Oregon StateW 58–⁠27156711181
Sep 1vs.ColoradoL 3–⁠17144303310
Sep 9vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠10127311200
Sep 16atAlabamaL 23–⁠41105902300
Sep 30atHawai’iW 51–⁠21171301230
Oct 7atUtah StateW 27–⁠142112102110
Oct 14vs.NevadaW 44–⁠421719111380
Oct 20atNew MexicoW 27–⁠24127101160
Oct 28vs.Air ForceL 28–⁠451314113390
Nov 4atWyomingL 13–⁠16291540–––
Nov 11vs.Boise StateL 52–⁠593216124670
Nov 18vs.San José StateW 42–⁠142413813370
Dec 16 ✦vs.MarshallL 28–⁠3110500300
2016 Colorado State 12 games, 919 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.ColoradoL 7–⁠4414880390
Sep 10vs.UTSAW 23–⁠1415681–––
Sep 24atMinnesotaL 24–⁠31111202360
Oct 1vs.WyomingL 17–⁠38133502640
Oct 8vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠241412503170
Oct 15atBoise StateL 23–⁠28146605241
Oct 22atUNLVW 42–⁠23156501−10
Nov 5vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠010350280
Nov 12atAir ForceL 46–⁠49141022100
Nov 19vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠31101020–––
Nov 26atSan Diego StateW 63–⁠31151030–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.IdahoL 50–⁠61161181150
2015 Colorado State 12 games, 867 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Savannah StateW 65–⁠1353701270
Sep 12vs.MinnesotaL 20–⁠23199214180
Sep 19vs.ColoradoL 24–⁠272011816590
Oct 3atUtah StateL 18–⁠3310390–––
Oct 10vs.Boise StateL 10–⁠413120110
Oct 17vs.Air ForceW 38–⁠23154703350
Oct 31vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠417140330
Nov 7atWyomingW 26–⁠7251400–––
Nov 14vs.UNLVW 49–⁠35191510131
Nov 21atNew MexicoW 28–⁠2122940–––
Nov 28atFresno StateW 34–⁠31116102−30
Dec 29 ✦vs.NevadaL 23–⁠28146203350
2013 Purdue 8 games, 115 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atCincinnatiL 7–⁠4242603440
Sep 7vs.Indiana StateW 20–⁠1411350180
Sep 14vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠31380–––
Sep 21atWisconsinL 10–⁠414150160
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠5531701120
Oct 12vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠44340110
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 0–⁠14350–––
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠561502130

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

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