Running back, Kent State, 2009–⁠13

Dri Archer

Number
No. 1
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Laurel, FL
Born
Aug 14, 1991

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Dri Archer played running back at Kent State (2009–⁠13). He was a consensus All‑American in 2012. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Archer in round 3, No. 97 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,429
Rushing yards, 2012 (Kent State, 11–⁠3)
Best game
241 yards
At Bowling Green, week 12, 2012: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2012
Drafted
No. 97
Round 3, 2014 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

241rushing yards, career highat Bowling Green, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highat Ohio, 20138catches, career highat Akron, 2009104receiving yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ball State, 2012

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Kent State582464.2128
2010Kent State401403.5117
2012Kent State1591,4299.01687
2013Kent State685277.8674
Career3252,3427.22487

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2009Kent State112660–––
2010Kent State2245108120
2012Kent State1759131−40
2013Kent State21281–––
Career521,4364980

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Kent State1923112.2344
2010Kent State16754.7132
2012Kent State3956114.4460
2013Kent State2532713.1473
Career991,19412.11273

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Kent State1RB
2010Kent State1RB
2011Kent State1RB
2012Kent State1RB
2013Kent State1RB5′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
2013Kent State820.1266th (n=226)0.079.613%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.

Game by game

2013 Kent State 10 games, 527 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.LibertyW 17–⁠103100–––
Sep 14atLSUL 13–⁠45––––––
Sep 28atWestern MichiganW 32–⁠146730–––
Oct 5vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠3841301100–
Oct 12atBall StateL 24–⁠27690–––
Oct 19atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠38101141128–
Oct 26vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠415351–––
Nov 2atAkronL 7–⁠167520–––
Nov 13vs.Miami (OH)W 24–⁠612831–––
Nov 19atOhioW 44–⁠13151383–––
2012 Kent State 14 games, 1,429 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.TowsonW 41–⁠2185422155–
Sep 8atKentuckyL 14–⁠478781498–
Sep 19atBuffaloW 23–⁠7141271–––
Sep 29vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠4387204174–
Oct 6atEastern MichiganW 41–⁠148721198–
Oct 13atArmyW 31–⁠17122221–––
Oct 20vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠2410622–––
Oct 27atRutgersW 35–⁠2318791222–
Nov 3vs.AkronW 35–⁠24111261–––
Nov 10atMiami (OH)W 48–⁠32111512113–
Nov 17atBowling GreenW 31–⁠24172412101
Nov 23vs.OhioW 28–⁠613530113–
Nov 30vs.Northern IllinoisL 37–⁠4412151–––
Jan 6 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 13–⁠179771118–
2010 Kent State 11 games, 140 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Murray StateW 41–⁠1051702403
Sep 11atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠262−50––5
Sep 18atPenn StateL 0–⁠247260112–
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠272100492–
Oct 9vs.AkronW 28–⁠174−50–––
Oct 16atToledoL 21–⁠343230353–
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 30–⁠67220124–
Oct 30vs.Ball StateW 33–⁠148501245–
Nov 6vs.TempleL 10–⁠28–––460–
Nov 13vs.ArmyL 28–⁠45–––255–
Nov 20atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠38220370–
2009 Kent State 11 games, 246 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠345190–––
Sep 19vs.Iowa StateL 14–⁠34620019–
Sep 26vs.Miami (OH)W 29–⁠194281247–
Oct 3atBaylorL 15–⁠316370132–
Oct 10vs.Bowling GreenL 35–⁠36250–––
Oct 17atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠611250–––
Oct 24atOhioW 20–⁠111−20231–
Oct 31vs.Western MichiganW 26–⁠14360115–
Nov 7atAkronL 20–⁠28480117–
Nov 21atTempleL 13–⁠47670–––
Nov 27vs.BuffaloL 6–⁠9109303115–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014
Height5′7¾″
Weight173 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.26 s
10-yard split1.47 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.86 s
20-yard shuttle4.06 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2014Pittsburgh Steelers1010400723
2015Pittsburgh Steelers600000
NFL career1610400723

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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