Running back, Central Arkansas, 2021–⁠24

Darius Hale

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Pearland, TX

Darius Hale played running back at Central Arkansas (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

255rushing yards, career highvs. North Alabama, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highat Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 2024

Team titles: ASUN champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Central Arkansas13282.208
2022Central Arkansas1419516.71075
2023Central Arkansas884455.1435
2024Central Arkansas1337005.31253
Career3752,1245.72675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Central Arkansas1819210.7275
2023Central Arkansas89511.9028
2024Central Arkansas211175.6114
Career474048.6375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Central Arkansas4RBYr 1
2022Central Arkansas4RBYr 2
2023Central Arkansas4RBYr 3
2024Central Arkansas4RBSo. (Yr 4)5′11″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Central Arkansas (FCS)13-0.24––-3.1–
2022Central Arkansas (FCS)1070.3694th (n=470)0.1438.521%
2023Central Arkansas (FCS)790.2576th (n=450)0.1720.113%
2024Central Arkansas (FCS)960.1650th (n=434)0.1615.319%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Central Arkansas 12 games, 700 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atArkansas StateL 31–⁠349441370
Sep 7atLindenwoodW 34–⁠13155123250
Sep 14vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠17141452150
Sep 21atArkansas–Pine BluffW 56–⁠1795435561
Sep 28vs.LamarW 34–⁠14199612130
Oct 5atAbilene ChristianL 34–⁠41450–––
Oct 12vs.West GeorgiaW 34–⁠337121120
Oct 26vs.North AlabamaW 24–⁠1981704110
Nov 2atUtah TechL 21–⁠34181402130
Nov 9atEastern KentuckyL 24–⁠3116900–––
Nov 16vs.Southern UtahL 31–⁠386270–––
Nov 23atTarleton StateL 14–⁠3981901−50
2023 Central Arkansas 11 games, 445 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠2773702160
Sep 9vs.Texas CollegeW 70–⁠26641–––
Sep 16atNorth Dakota StateL 31–⁠494211100
Sep 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 52–⁠1711361–––
Sep 30atSouthern UtahW 29–⁠2711500–––
Oct 7vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠33120–––
Oct 14vs.Stephen F. AustinW 24–⁠2113910160
Oct 28vs.Tarleton StateL 23–⁠25115401130
Nov 4atNorth AlabamaW 27–⁠14167012320
Nov 11vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠245140–––
Nov 18atAustin PeayL 12–⁠143601280
2022 Central Arkansas 10 games, 951 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Missouri StateL 14–⁠2718990270
Sep 10atOle MissL 3–⁠5915460190
Sep 17atIdaho StateW 31–⁠161711423221
Sep 24atSoutheast Missouri StateL 27–⁠35122411−20
Oct 1vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠20125025480
Oct 8vs.LindenwoodL 49–⁠521917012781
Oct 15atKennesaw StateW 51–⁠24231702–––
Oct 29vs.North AlabamaW 64–⁠291925523180
Nov 12atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠731401120
Nov 19vs.Jacksonville StateL 17–⁠40390–––
2021 Central Arkansas 1 game, 28 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atArkansas StateL 21–⁠4013280–––

No box score in the source for Nov 6 vs. Texas Wesleyan; Nov 21 at Tarleton State, so those games are not listed.

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

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