Running back, Miami (OH) (from UNLV, Purdue), 2020–⁠24

Dylan Downing

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Carmel, IN

Dylan Downing played running back at UNLV (2020), Purdue (2021–⁠23) and Miami (OH) (2024).

Career highs

113rushing yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020UNLV382.703
2021Purdue441784.0133
2022Purdue933513.8430
2023Purdue482114.4125
2024Miami (OH)441523.5115
Career2329003.9733

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020UNLV284.007
2021Purdue10494.9021
2022Purdue121008.3015
2023Purdue5448.8014
2024Miami (OH)6244.0010
Career352256.4021

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Purdue210000
2022Purdue220000
2023Purdue110000
Career540000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Purdue1140
2023Purdue2600
2024Miami (OH)2360
Career51100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020UNLV2RBYr 1
2021Purdue2RBYr 2
2022Purdue2RBYr 3
2023Purdue2RBYr 4
2024Miami (OH)2RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″228

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
2020UNLV6-0.26––-1.6––
2021Purdue520.01––0.47%0.13
2022Purdue1070.1552nd (n=470)0.1416.312%0.12
2023Purdue55-0.03––-1.58%0.10
2024Miami (OH)420.07––2.98%0.11

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

2024 Miami (OH) 10 games, 152 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠1331403140
Sep 14vs.CincinnatiL 16–⁠272703100
Sep 21atNotre DameL 3–⁠284200–––
Sep 28vs.MassachusettsW 23–⁠208320–––
Oct 19vs.OhioW 30–⁠207280–––
Oct 26vs.Central MichiganW 46–⁠7430–––
Nov 5atBall StateW 27–⁠211−20–––
Nov 13vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠77370–––
Nov 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 20–⁠9441–––
Nov 29atBowling GreenW 28–⁠12490–––
2023 Purdue 10 games, 211 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Fresno StateL 35–⁠395170–––
Sep 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠1762201140
Sep 16vs.SyracuseL 20–⁠351502170
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠386300150
Sep 30vs.IllinoisW 44–⁠194301–––
Oct 7atIowaL 14–⁠208390–––
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠4111180180
Oct 28atNebraskaL 14–⁠31130–––
Nov 11vs.MinnesotaW 49–⁠304340–––
Nov 25vs.IndianaW 35–⁠312130–––
2022 Purdue 12 games, 351 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠354140160
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 56–⁠0115511150
Sep 17atSyracuseL 29–⁠3210220–––
Sep 24vs.Florida AtlanticW 28–⁠26151131–––
Oct 1atMinnesotaW 20–⁠10103214280
Oct 8atMarylandW 31–⁠2981312170
Nov 5vs.IowaL 3–⁠2493502150
Nov 12atIllinoisW 31–⁠24120–––
Nov 19vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠917490160
Nov 26atIndianaW 30–⁠16120–––
Dec 3vs.MichiganL 22–⁠4361501130
Jan 2 ✦vs.LSUL 7–⁠631−10–––
2021 Purdue 11 games, 178 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠211601−20
Sep 11atUConnW 49–⁠0147202190
Sep 18atNotre DameL 13–⁠2781401−30
Sep 25vs.IllinoisW 13–⁠910390130
Oct 2vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠201−10140
Oct 16atIowaW 24–⁠7460160
Oct 23vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠302101−10
Oct 30atNebraskaW 28–⁠23––––––
Nov 20vs.NorthwesternW 32–⁠14120–––
Nov 27vs.IndianaW 44–⁠73391120
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 48–⁠45–––1210
2020 UNLV 2 games, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24atSan Diego StateL 6–⁠34250280
Oct 31vs.NevadaL 19–⁠37130–––

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

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