Running back, Syracuse, 2015–⁠18

Dontae Strickland

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Dayton, NJ

Dontae Strickland played running back at Syracuse (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

129rushing yards, career highat Boston College, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Wagner, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Syracuse21813.9121
2016Syracuse1625663.5449
2017Syracuse1284823.8443
2018Syracuse1215884.9651
Career4321,7174.01551

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Syracuse913715.2262
2016Syracuse211326.3018
2017Syracuse181427.9236
2018Syracuse14886.3029
Career624998.0462

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Syracuse4820
2018Syracuse2420
Career61240

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Syracuse4RBFr.
2016Syracuse4RBSo.
2017Syracuse4RBJr.
2018Syracuse4RBSr.5′11″204

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
2015Syracuse380.13––5.16%–
2016Syracuse191-0.075th (n=259)0.13-13.420%-0.01
2017Syracuse1560.0939th (n=287)0.1214.017%0.19
2018Syracuse1240.1859th (n=300)0.1522.213%0.17

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

2018 Syracuse 13 games, 588 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atWestern MichiganW 55–⁠42113821220
Sep 8vs.WagnerW 62–⁠109352280
Sep 15vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠7133611290
Sep 22vs.UConnW 51–⁠215610120
Sep 29atClemsonL 23–⁠27320110
Oct 6atPittsburghL 37–⁠448480190
Oct 20vs.North CarolinaW 40–⁠374270270
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 51–⁠41114311−30
Nov 3atWake ForestW 41–⁠24136401−10
Nov 9vs.LouisvilleW 54–⁠237270–––
Nov 17vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠368500230
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 42–⁠212012901110
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠189280–––
2017 Syracuse 10 games, 482 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠712381–––
Sep 9vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠3010241–––
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠17154512181
Sep 23atLSUL 26–⁠3572701−10
Sep 30atNC StateL 25–⁠337604130
Oct 7vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠24258002320
Oct 13vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠24197802201
Oct 21atMiamiL 19–⁠27141050100
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠27102004110
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠6495912490
2016 Syracuse 12 games, 566 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 33–⁠79200–––
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠6282802200
Sep 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠453012703170
Sep 24atUConnW 31–⁠24145102290
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 33–⁠50124305260
Oct 8atWake ForestL 9–⁠28137412180
Oct 15vs.Virginia TechW 31–⁠1716691–––
Oct 22atBoston CollegeW 28–⁠20123202110
Nov 5atClemsonL 0–⁠5461204170
Nov 12vs.NC StateL 20–⁠35122811−60
Nov 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠4510190–––
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠7620631–––
2015 Syracuse 10 games, 81 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠02421–––
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠17–––1120
Sep 19vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠272−402181
Sep 26vs.LSUL 24–⁠34270151
Oct 10atSouth FloridaL 24–⁠45–––1100
Oct 17atVirginiaL 38–⁠44290–––
Oct 31atFlorida StateL 21–⁠4541301620
Nov 7atLouisvilleL 17–⁠412202160
Nov 21atNC StateL 29–⁠422−401140
Nov 28vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠175160–––

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

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