Running back, Oklahoma State, 2011–⁠14

Desmond Roland

Number
No. 26
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Desmond Roland played running back at Oklahoma State (2011–⁠14).

At a glance

Best season
811
Rushing yards, 2013 (Oklahoma State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
219 yards
At Iowa State, week 9, 2013: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

219rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20134rushing touchdowns, career highat Iowa State, 2013

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Oklahoma State17955.6030
2012Oklahoma State463016.5442
2013Oklahoma State1768114.61358
2014Oklahoma State2037703.81033
Career4421,9774.52758

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Oklahoma State21161
2013Oklahoma State71550
2014Oklahoma State3310
Career123021

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Oklahoma State9839.2321
2014Oklahoma State2−5−2.500
Career11787.1321

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Oklahoma State26RB
2012Oklahoma State26RB
2013Oklahoma State26RB
2014Oklahoma State26RB6′2″

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
2013Oklahoma State170-0.0418th (n=226)0.07-7.618%0.00
2014Oklahoma State2020.0531st (n=253)0.1210.926%0.19

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 Oklahoma State 11 games, 770 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠37122818––
Sep 13vs.UTSAW 43–⁠132195213––
Sep 25vs.Texas TechW 45–⁠3523861161−3
Oct 4vs.Iowa StateW 37–⁠201995214––
Oct 11atKansasW 27–⁠202187133––
Oct 18atTCUL 9–⁠422384013––
Oct 25vs.West VirginiaL 10–⁠341237013––
Nov 15vs.TexasL 7–⁠285210151−2
Nov 22atBaylorL 28–⁠491746111––
Dec 6atOklahomaW 38–⁠351868213––
Jan 2 ✦vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠2232123023––
2013 Oklahoma State 13 games, 811 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Mississippi StateW 21–⁠3104602013
Sep 7atUTSAW 56–⁠35526015121
Sep 14vs.LamarW 59–⁠391718120
Sep 28atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠30746022––
Oct 5vs.Kansas StateW 33–⁠292101––
Oct 19vs.TCUW 24–⁠10311111––
Oct 26atIowa StateW 58–⁠2726219458––
Nov 2atTexas TechW 52–⁠34319639––
Nov 9vs.KansasW 42–⁠6164418119
Nov 16atTexasW 38–⁠131959029225
Nov 23vs.BaylorW 49–⁠17113608––
Dec 7vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠33211442512−8
Jan 3 ✦vs.MissouriL 31–⁠4116661913
2012 Oklahoma State 7 games, 301 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Savannah StateW 84–⁠09104342––
Sep 15vs.LouisianaW 65–⁠241356112––
Sep 29vs.TexasL 36–⁠41320016––
Oct 20vs.Iowa StateW 31–⁠1051805––
Nov 3atKansas StateL 30–⁠44––––––
Nov 17vs.Texas TechW 59–⁠21752024––
Jan 1 ✦vs.PurdueW 58–⁠14951022––
2011 Oklahoma State 3 games, 95 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.LouisianaW 61–⁠34861030––
Sep 17atTulsaW 59–⁠332704––
Oct 8vs.KansasW 70–⁠28727013––

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

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