Running back, New Mexico, 2015–⁠17

Daryl Chestnut

Number
No. 20
Height
5′8″
Weight
182 lb
Hometown
Coconut Grove, FL

Daryl Chestnut played running back at New Mexico (2015–⁠17).

Career highs

145rushing yards, career highvs. UNLV, 20172rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Abilene Christian, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015New Mexico161298.1264
2016New Mexico572554.5223
2017New Mexico764596.0454
Career1498435.7864

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015New Mexico61090
2016New Mexico81570
2017New Mexico2470
Career163130

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015New Mexico20RB
2016New Mexico20RB
2017New Mexico20RB5′8″182

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
2015New Mexico190.14––2.7––
2016New Mexico61-0.039th (n=259)0.13-1.58%0.01
2017New Mexico860.2380th (n=287)0.1220.112%0.17

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

2017 New Mexico 11 games, 459 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠144642247
Sep 9vs.New Mexico StateL 28–⁠309440––
Sep 14atBoise StateL 14–⁠285280––
Sep 23atTulsaW 16–⁠134230––
Oct 14atFresno StateL 0–⁠385290––
Oct 20vs.Colorado StateL 24–⁠276270––
Oct 28atWyomingL 3–⁠42100––
Nov 4vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠249420––
Nov 11atTexas A&ML 14–⁠558411––
Nov 17vs.UNLVL 35–⁠38171451––
Nov 24atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠358160––
2016 New Mexico 12 games, 255 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.South DakotaW 48–⁠216360––
Sep 10atNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠32380––
Sep 17atRutgersL 28–⁠3794115114
Oct 1vs.San José StateW 48–⁠415360––
Oct 7vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠498320232
Oct 15vs.Air ForceW 45–⁠405130––
Oct 22vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠1710481––
Oct 29atHawai’iW 28–⁠211−20––
Nov 5vs.NevadaW 35–⁠263110111
Nov 12atUtah StateW 24–⁠213120––
Nov 19atColorado StateL 31–⁠492140––
Nov 26vs.WyomingW 56–⁠35260––
2015 New Mexico 10 games, 6 returns, 109 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 66–⁠061082––
Sep 12vs.TulsaL 21–⁠402−50121
Sep 18atArizona StateL 10–⁠34–––119
Sep 26atWyomingW 38–⁠28–––130
Oct 10atNevadaL 17–⁠351−20120
Oct 17vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠27–––13
Nov 7vs.Utah StateW 14–⁠13240116
Nov 14atBoise StateW 31–⁠242140––
Nov 21vs.Colorado StateL 21–⁠28130––
Dec 19 ✦vs.ArizonaL 37–⁠45270––

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

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