Running back, Portland State (from Ball State), 2014–18
Darian Green
Lettered 2014–16 at Ball State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Hometown
- Lafayette, IN
Darian Green played running back at Ball State (2014–17) and Portland State (2018).
Career highs
164rushing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. VMI, 20156catches, career highvs. VMI, 2015Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | Ball State | 145 | 730 | 5.0 | 5 | 47 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 57 | 311 | 5.5 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | Portland State | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 227 | 1,125 | 5.0 | 6 | 47 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ball State | 25 | 643 | 0 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 8 | 167 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 810 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2015 | Ball State | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | Portland State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 47 | 324 | 6.9 | 1 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2015 | Ball State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2016 | Ball State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2017 | Ball State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2018 | Portland State | 25 | RB | 5′8″ | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 21 | 0.30 | – | – | 6.3 | 6% | – |
| 2015 | Ball State | 161 | 0.05 | 30th (n=268) | 0.12 | 8.5 | 18% | 0.02 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 89 | 0.14 | 53rd (n=259) | 0.13 | 12.3 | 14% | 0.16 |
| 2018 | Portland State (FCS) | 17 | -0.27 | – | – | -4.6 | – | – |
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
2018 Portland State 2 games, 36 rushing yards
No box score in the source for Sep 15 vs. College of Idaho; Sep 22 vs. Montana State; Sep 29 at Idaho; Oct 6 at Montana; Oct 13 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 28 at Sacramento State; Nov 4 vs. Idaho State; Nov 10 at North Dakota; Nov 17 vs. Eastern Washington, so those games are not listed.
2016 Ball State 8 games, 311 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 31–21 | 13 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 20–30 | 11 | 33 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 31–27 | 8 | 66 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 24–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 25–35 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 19–37 | 5 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 20–21 | 5 | 30 | 0 | – | – |
2015 Ball State 12 games, 730 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 48–36 | 9 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 120 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 23–56 | 11 | 97 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 28–17 | 25 | 164 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 19–24 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 10–24 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 86 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 41–59 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 19–31 | 17 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 21–23 | 10 | 38 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 20–10 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 7–54 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 31–48 | 13 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 10–48 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 96 |
2014 Ball State 5 games, 48 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 30–10 | 7 | 35 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 13–17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 20–27 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 41–24 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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