Running back, Rutgers, 2012–⁠15

Desmon Peoples

Lettered 2013–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Cheltenham, PA

Desmon Peoples played running back at Rutgers (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

83rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Ohio State, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highat Ohio State, 2014

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Rutgers6162.707
2014Rutgers1154473.9321
Career1214633.8321

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Rutgers6RB
2013Rutgers6RB
2014Rutgers6RB
2015Rutgers6RB5′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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Rutgers7-0.17––-1.2––
2014Rutgers1250.0120th (n=253)0.121.619%0.11

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

2014 Rutgers 10 games, 447 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atWashington StateW 41–⁠38836010––
Sep 6vs.HowardW 38–⁠251155014111
Sep 13vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠13832021––
Sep 20atNavyW 31–⁠241982013231
Sep 27vs.TulaneW 31–⁠62183014250
Oct 4vs.MichiganW 26–⁠241538010239
Oct 18atOhio StateL 17–⁠561583220––
Oct 25atNebraskaL 24–⁠4212321811
Nov 1vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠375906––
Nov 15vs.IndianaW 45–⁠231−300––
2013 Rutgers 2 games, 16 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.Norfolk StateW 38–⁠051907––
Oct 26vs.HoustonL 14–⁠491−30013

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

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