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
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, 2012Honors
- 2012Consensus All‑American
- 2012Mid-American Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2012National leader in yards per carry (9.0)
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kent State | 58 | 246 | 4.2 | 1 | 28 |
| 2010 | Kent State | 40 | 140 | 3.5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2012 | Kent State | 159 | 1,429 | 9.0 | 16 | 87 |
| 2013 | Kent State | 68 | 527 | 7.8 | 6 | 74 |
| Career | 325 | 2,342 | 7.2 | 24 | 87 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kent State | 11 | 266 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Kent State | 22 | 451 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | Kent State | 17 | 591 | 3 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kent State | 2 | 128 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Career | 52 | 1,436 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kent State | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 3 | 44 |
| 2010 | Kent State | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 32 |
| 2012 | Kent State | 39 | 561 | 14.4 | 4 | 60 |
| 2013 | Kent State | 25 | 327 | 13.1 | 4 | 73 |
| Career | 99 | 1,194 | 12.1 | 12 | 73 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kent State | 1 | RB | |
| 2010 | Kent State | 1 | RB | |
| 2011 | Kent State | 1 | RB | |
| 2012 | Kent State | 1 | RB | |
| 2013 | Kent State | 1 | RB | 5′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kent State | 82 | 0.12 | 66th (n=226) | 0.07 | 9.6 | 13% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 17–10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 13–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 32–14 | 6 | 73 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–38 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 100 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 24–27 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 21–38 | 10 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 21–41 | 5 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 7–16 | 7 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 24–6 | 12 | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 44–13 | 15 | 138 | 3 | – | – | – |
2012 Kent State 14 games, 1,429 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 41–21 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 155 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 14–47 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 98 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | W 23–7 | 14 | 127 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–43 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 174 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 41–14 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 98 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | W 31–17 | 12 | 222 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 41–24 | 10 | 62 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 35–23 | 18 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 22 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 35–24 | 11 | 126 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 48–32 | 11 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | W 31–24 | 17 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 28–6 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 37–44 | 12 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. | L 13–17 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – |
2010 Kent State 11 games, 140 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 41–10 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 13–26 | 2 | −5 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 0–24 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 21–27 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 92 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 28–17 | 4 | −5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | L 21–34 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 53 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 30–6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 33–14 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 10–28 | – | – | – | 4 | 60 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 28–45 | – | – | – | 2 | 55 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 3–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | – |
2009 Kent State 11 games, 246 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 7–34 | 5 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 14–34 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 29–19 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 15–31 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 35–36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | W 28–6 | 11 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 20–11 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 26–14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 20–28 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 13–47 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 6–9 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 115 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′7¾″ |
| Weight | 173 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.26 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.47 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.86 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.06 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 23 | |
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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