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, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ball State12484.009
2015Ball State1457305.0547
2016Ball State573115.5121
2018Portland State13362.8016
Career2271,1255.0647

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Ball State256430
2016Ball State81670
Career338100

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ball State811214.0029
2015Ball State14846.0135
2016Ball State241245.2027
2018Portland State144.004
Career473246.9135

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Ball State25RB
2015Ball State25RB
2016Ball State25RB
2017Ball State25RB
2018Portland State25RB5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Ball State210.30––6.36%–
2015Ball State1610.0530th (n=268)0.128.518%0.02
2016Ball State890.1453rd (n=259)0.1312.314%0.16
2018Portland 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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atNevadaL 19–⁠7210370––
Sep 8atOregonL 14–⁠623−10––

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠2113931248
Sep 10atIndianaL 20–⁠3011330––
Sep 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 41–⁠144110124
Sep 24atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠278660––
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠31440473
Oct 22vs.AkronL 25–⁠357470122
Nov 16atToledoL 19–⁠375270––
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠215300––
2015 Ball State 12 games, 730 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.VMIW 48–⁠3697334120
Sep 12atTexas A&ML 23–⁠5611971366
Sep 19atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠17251640––
Sep 26atNorthwesternL 19–⁠2412680246
Oct 3vs.ToledoL 10–⁠247150586
Oct 10atNorthern IllinoisL 41–⁠5911340365
Oct 17vs.Georgia StateL 19–⁠3117700119
Oct 24vs.Central MichiganL 21–⁠2310380––
Oct 31vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠1016710185
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠548100243
Nov 17atOhioL 31–⁠4813741117
Nov 24vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠486160396
2014 Ball State 5 games, 48 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.ColgateW 30–⁠107350––
Sep 6atIowaL 13–⁠17–––––
Sep 13vs.Indiana StateL 20–⁠27–––––
Nov 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠30–––––
Nov 28atBowling GreenW 41–⁠245130––

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

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