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, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Eastern Michigan252.504
2020Eastern Michigan442545.8244
2021Eastern Michigan1204513.8617
2022Eastern Michigan26923.5311
2023Northwestern State511773.5029
Career2439794.01144

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Eastern Michigan11313.0013
2021Eastern Michigan57715.4045
2022Eastern Michigan177.007
2023Northwestern State6538.8017
Career1315011.5045

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Eastern Michigan300000
2023Northwestern State210000
Career510000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Eastern Michigan27RBYr 1
2020Eastern Michigan27RBYr 2
2021Eastern Michigan27RBYr 3
2022Eastern Michigan27RBYr 4
2023Northwestern State27RBJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Eastern Michigan2-0.51––-1.0––
2020Eastern Michigan450.19––8.521%0.13
2021Eastern Michigan1120.0112th (n=277)0.161.614%-0.01
2022Eastern Michigan280.25––7.05%–
2023Northwestern State (FCS)580.01––0.513%–

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atLouisianaL 13–⁠3891604––
Sep 9atLouisiana TechL 21–⁠511052029––
Sep 16vs.Stephen F. AustinL 7–⁠4194201216
Sep 30vs.Eastern IllinoisL 10–⁠1981005335
Oct 7atLamarL 13–⁠2761105––
Oct 19vs.SE LouisianaL 20–⁠3794608212

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 42–⁠3441209––
Sep 10atLouisianaL 21–⁠491111––
Sep 24vs.BuffaloL 31–⁠501312––
Oct 1vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠131818––
Oct 8atWestern MichiganW 45–⁠232−300––
Oct 15vs.Northern IllinoisL 10–⁠39214011––
Oct 22atBall StateW 20–⁠16114308––
Oct 29vs.ToledoL 24–⁠272907––
Nov 8atAkronW 34–⁠28250317
2021 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 451 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠152210711118
Sep 11atWisconsinL 7–⁠346003––
Sep 18atMassachusettsW 42–⁠28112728––
Sep 25vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠211386017––
Oct 2atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠27101908145
Oct 9vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠12936015219
Oct 16vs.Ball StateL 31–⁠385−422––
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 55–⁠24737112––
Nov 2atToledoW 52–⁠491563014––
Nov 9vs.OhioL 26–⁠342604––
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠2141006––
Nov 26atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠3141307––
Dec 18 ✦vs.LibertyL 20–⁠56125101115
2020 Eastern Michigan 3 games, 254 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4atKent StateL 23–⁠27968034113
Dec 5atWestern MichiganW 53–⁠4225148144––
Dec 12vs.Northern IllinoisW 41–⁠331038118––
2019 Eastern Michigan 1 game, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 12atAkronW 42–⁠142504––

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

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