Running back, East Carolina, 2017–⁠21

Darius Pinnix

Number
No. 40
Height
6′0″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Burlington, NC

Darius Pinnix played running back at East Carolina (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

134rushing yards, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at UConn, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017East Carolina742293.1257
2018East Carolina562224.0348
2019East Carolina732894.0426
2020East Carolina441202.7210
Career2478603.51157

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017East Carolina9495.4010
2018East Carolina1216814.0039
2019East Carolina6386.3024
2020East Carolina2199.5217
Career292749.4239

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017East Carolina40RBYr 1
2018East Carolina40RBYr 2
2019East Carolina40RBYr 3
2020East Carolina40RBYr 4
2021East Carolina40RBJr. (Yr 5)6′0″224

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
2017East Carolina86-0.171st (n=287)0.12-14.910%-0.11
2018East Carolina590.17––10.48%0.06
2019East Carolina800.0628th (n=287)0.134.724%-0.03
2020East Carolina450.01––0.710%0.05

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

2020 East Carolina 6 games, 120 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.UCFL 28–⁠511339110117
Oct 3atGeorgia StateL 29–⁠496102––
Oct 10atSouth FloridaW 44–⁠245200812
Oct 30atTulsaL 30–⁠342102––
Nov 21atTempleW 28–⁠3727010––
Nov 28vs.SMUW 52–⁠38113215––
2019 East Carolina 4 games, 289 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atNC StateL 6–⁠341123091−3
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 48–⁠921134226338
Nov 23atUConnW 31–⁠2427105216––
Nov 30vs.TulsaL 24–⁠4914270723
2018 East Carolina 9 games, 222 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.North CarolinaW 41–⁠19565148110
Sep 22atSouth FloridaL 13–⁠20123006––
Sep 29vs.Old DominionW 37–⁠35637014339
Oct 6atTempleL 6–⁠494705––
Oct 13vs.HoustonL 20–⁠42111504222
Oct 20vs.UCFL 10–⁠374002454
Nov 3vs.MemphisL 41–⁠593926139
Nov 10atTulaneL 18–⁠24580414
Nov 17vs.UConnW 55–⁠21651027––
2017 East Carolina 11 games, 229 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠343716––
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠644206––
Sep 24atUConnW 41–⁠38618010––
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 31–⁠615403110
Oct 7vs.TempleL 10–⁠3473001126
Oct 14atUCFL 21–⁠631393057––
Oct 21vs.BYUW 33–⁠1751304––
Nov 4atHoustonL 27–⁠5281806319
Nov 11vs.TulaneL 24–⁠316515––
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 48–⁠20103601518
Nov 25atMemphisL 13–⁠70730426

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

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