Receiver, Rice, 2012–⁠16

Darrion Pollard

Number
No. 8
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Gilmer, TX

Darrion Pollard played receiver at Rice (2012–⁠16).

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Rice12828.0028
2014Rice22412.0016
2016Rice7294.1019
Career10818.1028

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013Rice81510
2014Rice3640
Career112150

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Rice8WR
2013Rice8WR
2014Rice8WR
2015Rice8WR
2016Rice8WR5′8″

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
2013Rice4-0.12––-0.5–
2014Rice70.06––0.4–
2016Rice14-0.07––-1.0–

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

2016 Rice 4 games, 7 catches, 29 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠46300––
Sep 10atArmyL 14–⁠312240––
Sep 16vs.BaylorL 10–⁠38–––––
Sep 24vs.North TexasL 35–⁠42250––
2014 Rice 5 games, 2 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠481160129
Sep 13atTexas A&ML 10–⁠38180––
Nov 8vs.UTSAW 17–⁠7–––117
Nov 15atMarshallL 14–⁠41–––118
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠6–––––
2013 Rice 7 games, 8 returns, 151 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atTexas A&ML 31–⁠52–––351
Oct 5atTulsaW 30–⁠27–––––
Oct 12atUTSAW 27–⁠21–––––
Oct 26vs.UTEPW 45–⁠7–––––
Nov 16vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠14–––12
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 17–⁠13–––122
Dec 7vs.MarshallW 41–⁠241280376

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

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