Running back, Northwestern State (from Eastern Michigan), 2019–23
Darius Boone
Lettered 2020–22 at Eastern Michigan (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Tulsa, OK
Darius Boone played running back at Eastern Michigan (2019–22) and Northwestern State (2023).
Career highs
148rushing yards, career highat Western Michigan, 20202rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Ball State, 2021Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | 254 | 5.8 | 2 | 44 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 120 | 451 | 3.8 | 6 | 17 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 51 | 177 | 3.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Career | 243 | 979 | 4.0 | 11 | 44 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 0 | 45 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern State | 27 | RB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 202 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -0.51 | – | – | -1.0 | – | – |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 45 | 0.19 | – | – | 8.5 | 21% | 0.13 |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 112 | 0.01 | 12th (n=277) | 0.16 | 1.6 | 14% | -0.01 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 28 | 0.25 | – | – | 7.0 | 5% | – |
| 2023 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 58 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.5 | 13% | – |
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
2023 Northwestern State 6 games, 177 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 13–38 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 21–51 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 7–41 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 10–19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 13–27 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 20–37 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
No box score in the source for Oct 14 at Nicholls; Oct 29 at McNeese; Nov 4 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 11 at Incarnate Word; Nov 18 vs. East Texas A&M, so those games are not listed.
2022 Eastern Michigan 9 games, 92 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 42–34 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 21–49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 31–50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 20–13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 45–23 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 10–39 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 20–16 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 24–27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 34–28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2021 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 451 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Saint Francis | W 35–15 | 22 | 107 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 7–34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 42–28 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 59–21 | 13 | 86 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 20–27 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 45 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 13–12 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 31–38 | 5 | −4 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 55–24 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 52–49 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 26–34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 22–21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 10–31 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | L 20–56 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
2020 Eastern Michigan 3 games, 254 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at | L 23–27 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 53–42 | 25 | 148 | 1 | 44 | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 41–33 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
2019 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 5 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | at | W 42–14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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