Running back, NC State (from North Carolina), 2024–⁠26

Davion Gause

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Opa Locka, FL

Davion Gause plays running back for NC State, after North Carolina (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Wake Forest: 7 carries, 11 yards; 5 catches, 31 yards.

2026 so far

199 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 7 carries, 11 yards; 5 catches, 31 yards vs. Wake Forest, L 14–⁠38

Next game: at Stanford, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 37RICH
  2. 33@VAN
  3. 49APP
  4. 69LOU
  5. 11WAKE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

105rushing yards, career highvs. Charlotte, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Boston College, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024North Carolina673264.9421
2025North Carolina612584.2325
2026NC State531993.8119
Career1817834.3825

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024North Carolina33411.3025
2025North Carolina161328.3220
2026NC State151489.9036
Career343149.2236

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024North Carolina7RBFr.
2025North Carolina7RBSo.
2026NC State7RBJr.5′11″212

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
2024North Carolina710.1754th (n=434)0.1612.09%0.15
2025North Carolina810.0227th (n=576)0.102.011%0.03
2026NC State690.0844th (n=478)0.105.418%0.04

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025North Carolina29%2.500.700.4019%
2026NC State29%3.000.700.3014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 NC State 5 games, 199 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11vs.RichmondW 73–⁠053711210
Sep 19atVanderbiltL 31–⁠3573305440
Sep 26vs.App StateW 41–⁠3113490170
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠28216903450
Oct 10vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠3871105310
2025 North Carolina 12 games, 258 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.TCUL 14–⁠48570380
Sep 6atCharlotteW 20–⁠35301–––
Sep 13vs.RichmondW 41–⁠6560–––
Sep 20atUCFL 9–⁠342102140
Oct 4vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠38–––160
Oct 17atCaliforniaL 18–⁠2163110−20
Oct 25vs.VirginiaL 16–⁠173300191
Oct 31atSyracuseW 27–⁠1015570–––
Nov 8vs.StanfordW 20–⁠15112803511
Nov 15atWake ForestL 12–⁠28–––3210
Nov 22vs.DukeL 25–⁠3286311160
Nov 29atNC StateL 19–⁠42150290
2024 North Carolina 11 games, 326 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20161051150
Sep 14vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠107391–––
Sep 21vs.James MadisonL 50–⁠70280140
Sep 28atDukeL 20–⁠212170–––
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 24–⁠346280–––
Oct 26atVirginiaW 41–⁠1481501250
Nov 2atFlorida StateW 35–⁠119540–––
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 31–⁠245190–––
Nov 23atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠416272–––
Nov 30vs.NC StateL 30–⁠35120–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.UConnL 14–⁠275120–––

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

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