Dare Ogunbowale at Wisconsin
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Running back, Wisconsin, 2012–⁠16

Dare Ogunbowale

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Milwaukee, WI
Born
May 4, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Dare Ogunbowale played running back at Wisconsin (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

155rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20156catches, career hightwice; last vs. Purdue, 2015

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Wisconsin341935.7121
2015Wisconsin1948194.2735
2016Wisconsin915065.6548
Career3191,5184.81348

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Wisconsin362998.3135
2016Wisconsin242088.7134
Career605078.4235

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Wisconsin1190
2016Wisconsin102130
Career112320

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Wisconsin23RB
2013Wisconsin23RB
2014Wisconsin23RB
2015Wisconsin23RB
2016Wisconsin23RB5′11″

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
2014Wisconsin340.15––5.08%–
2015Wisconsin230-0.0115th (n=268)0.12-1.826%0.02
2016Wisconsin1220.3089th (n=259)0.1336.612%0.22

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

2016 Wisconsin 14 games, 506 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.LSUW 16–⁠149440110
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠104180–––
Sep 17vs.Georgia StateW 23–⁠17206512120
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 30–⁠69550–––
Oct 1atMichiganL 7–⁠142303231
Oct 15vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠307230200
Oct 22atIowaW 17–⁠921004510
Oct 29vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠171112011−10
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠731201−20
Nov 12vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠371030–––
Nov 19atPurdueW 49–⁠202−203620
Nov 26vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠17471160
Dec 3vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠3862614280
Jan 2 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠1652212280
2015 Wisconsin 13 games, 819 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠353906390
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 58–⁠01611213250
Sep 19vs.TroyW 28–⁠314751120
Sep 26vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠015851–––
Oct 3vs.IowaL 6–⁠10112804430
Oct 10atNebraskaW 23–⁠21181170–––
Oct 17vs.PurdueW 24–⁠7185616510
Oct 24atIllinoisW 24–⁠13164205630
Oct 31vs.RutgersW 48–⁠10144112260
Nov 7atMarylandW 31–⁠24194713161
Nov 21vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠134203120
Nov 28atMinnesotaW 31–⁠21331551110
Dec 30 ✦vs.USCW 23–⁠21135002210
2014 Wisconsin 7 games, 193 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 20vs.Bowling GreenW 68–⁠1714940–––
Sep 27vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠10250–––
Oct 25vs.MarylandW 52–⁠71160–––
Nov 1atRutgersW 37–⁠05170–––
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠162−10–––
Nov 15vs.NebraskaW 59–⁠2410621–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠31––––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–⁠3).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′10¾″
Weight213 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75⅞″W
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.99 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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