Running back, Kent State (from Rutgers), 2023–⁠26

Donovan Delaney

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Middletown, DE

Donovan Delaney plays running back for Kent State, after Rutgers (2023–⁠24).

2026 so far

20 rushing yards

Last game: at South Florida, L 2–⁠29

Next game: vs. Akron, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 0@SC
  2. 20@OSU
  3. 0@USF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Kent State15151.015
2026Kent State11201.809
Career26351.319

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Rutgers25RBFr.
2024Rutgers25RBSo.
2025Kent State25RBJr.
2026Kent State25RBSr.5′11″220

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Kent State15-0.13––-1.9–
2026Kent State12-0.23––-2.8–

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

2026 Kent State 4 games, 20 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠57100014
Sep 19atOhio StateL 3–⁠5992009––
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠38––––––
Oct 17atSouth FloridaL 2–⁠291000––
2025 Kent State 4 games, 15 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MerrimackW 21–⁠174702––
Sep 6atTexas TechL 14–⁠626805––
Oct 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠444−401––
Nov 5atBall StateL 13–⁠171414––

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

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