Running back, Kansas, 2020–⁠25

Daniel Hishaw Jr.

Number
No. 9
Height
5′10″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Moore, OK

Daniel Hishaw Jr. played running back at Kansas (2020–⁠25).

Career highs

134rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Oklahoma State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas522294.4247
2022Kansas442595.9530
2023Kansas1216265.2829
2024Kansas653765.8332
2025Kansas1245874.7522
Career4062,0775.12347

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas5285.609
2022Kansas39531.7173
2023Kansas199.009
2024Kansas33311.0017
2025Kansas6335.5016
Career1819811.0173

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kansas9RBYr 1
2021Kansas9RBYr 2
2022Kansas9RBYr 3
2023Kansas9RBYr 4
2024Kansas9RBYr 5
2025Kansas9RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″220

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
2020Kansas590.02––1.311%0.00
2022Kansas470.45––21.116%0.17
2023Kansas1190.3084th (n=450)0.1736.315%0.27
2024Kansas650.4097th (n=434)0.1625.713%0.27
2025Kansas1370.1050th (n=576)0.1013.920%0.16

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
2025Kansas50%3.401.100.5016%

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

2025 Kansas 10 games, 587 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 23vs.Fresno StateW 31–⁠7136902115
Aug 29vs.WagnerW 46–⁠71489120––
Sep 6atMissouriL 31–⁠42611051−2
Sep 20vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠102907––
Oct 11atTexas TechL 17–⁠42853017––
Oct 25vs.Kansas StateL 17–⁠421967110328
Nov 1vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠211465216––
Nov 8atArizonaL 20–⁠24186701712
Nov 22atIowa StateL 14–⁠38850022––
Nov 28vs.UtahL 21–⁠3122107114––
2024 Kansas 8 games, 376 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.LindenwoodW 48–⁠3966124––
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠23739011111
Sep 21atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3297213215
Sep 28vs.TCUL 27–⁠381385115––
Oct 5atArizona StateL 31–⁠351048012117
Oct 19vs.HoustonW 42–⁠142809––
Nov 9vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠361256013––
Nov 16atBYUW 17–⁠133202––
2023 Kansas 13 games, 626 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠17429124––
Sep 8vs.IllinoisW 34–⁠231298128––
Sep 16atNevadaW 31–⁠24948111––
Sep 23vs.BYUW 38–⁠27860024––
Sep 30atTexasL 14–⁠40844118––
Oct 7vs.UCFW 51–⁠2219134229––
Oct 14atOklahoma StateL 32–⁠39824011––
Oct 28vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠33125121219
Nov 4atIowa StateW 28–⁠2192909––
Nov 11vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠16133508––
Nov 18vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠3192209––
Nov 25atCincinnatiW 49–⁠16525011––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UNLVW 49–⁠36527013––
2022 Kansas 5 games, 259 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠1055612615
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠421063230––
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠301151116117
Sep 24vs.DukeW 35–⁠271061017173
Oct 1vs.Iowa StateW 14–⁠11828114––
2020 Kansas 7 games, 229 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.Coastal CarolinaL 23–⁠382201––
Sep 26atBaylorL 14–⁠471000––
Oct 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠47551015––
Oct 24atKansas StateL 14–⁠556140519
Oct 31vs.Iowa StateL 22–⁠5262151−2
Nov 7atOklahomaL 9–⁠621073047––
Dec 5atTexas TechL 13–⁠162287119321

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

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