Running back, Eastern Kentucky, 2016–19
Daryl McCleskey Jr.
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Hometown
- Ewa Beach, HI
Daryl McCleskey Jr. played running back at Eastern Kentucky (2016–19).
Career highs
168rushing yards, career highat Bowling Green, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highat Bowling Green, 2018Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | Eastern Kentucky | 24 | 186 | 7.8 | 3 | 68 |
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 50 | 274 | 5.5 | 4 | 68 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | RB | ||
| 2017 | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | RB | ||
| 2018 | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | RB | ||
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | RB | 5′9″ | 186 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 1 | 1.90 | – | – | 1.9 | – |
| 2017 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 11 | 0.14 | – | – | 1.5 | – |
| 2018 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 26 | 0.49 | – | – | 12.8 | 19% |
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky (FCS) | 22 | -0.26 | – | – | -5.8 | 37% |
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
2019 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 78 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Louisville | L 0–42 | 22 | 78 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Valparaiso; Sep 14 at Indiana State; Sep 21 at Presbyterian; Sep 28 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 5 vs. UT Martin; Oct 19 at Murray State; Oct 26 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 2 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri State; Nov 16 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 23 at Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.
2018 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 186 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Marshall | L 16–32 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Bowling Green | L 35–42 | 19 | 168 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 12 |
No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Morehead State; Sep 22 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Oct 6 vs. Jacksonville State; Oct 13 at UT Martin; Oct 20 vs. Murray State; Oct 27 vs. Eastern Illinois; Nov 3 at Austin Peay; Nov 10 vs. Robert Morris; Nov 17 at Tennessee Tech, so those games are not listed.
2017 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 9 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Western Kentucky | L 17–31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | at Kentucky | L 16–27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
No box score in the source for Sep 23 vs. Tennessee Tech; Sep 30 at Southeast Missouri State; Oct 7 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 14 at Jacksonville State; Oct 21 vs. UT Martin; Oct 28 at Murray State; Nov 4 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 11 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 18 vs. Saint Francis, so those games are not listed.
2016 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 1 rushing yard, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Purdue | L 24–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Ball State | L 14–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Pikeville; Oct 1 at Tennessee Tech; Oct 8 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Oct 15 at Tennessee State; Oct 22 vs. Jacksonville State; Oct 29 at UT Martin; Nov 5 vs. Murray State; Nov 12 at Austin Peay; Nov 19 vs. Eastern Illinois, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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