Running back, Boston College (from Georgia Tech, Liberty), 2023–⁠26

Evan Dickens

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Marietta, GA

Evan Dickens plays running back for Boston College, after Georgia Tech (2023–⁠24) and Liberty (2025). Last time out, against Pittsburgh: 15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 8 yards. Dickens leads Boston College in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

293 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 8 yards vs. Pittsburgh, W 27–⁠21

Next game: at Georgia Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 47@CIN
  2. 56RUTG
  3. 102ME
  4. 9VT
  5. 22@SMU
  6. 57PITT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,325
Rushing yards, 2025 (Liberty, 4–⁠8)
Best game
267 yards
Vs. Kennesaw State, week 14, 2025: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2025

Career highs

267rushing yards, career highvs. Kennesaw State, 20254rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Kennesaw State, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Georgia Tech11474.3019
2025Liberty2281,3255.81695
2026Boston College652934.5439
Career3041,6655.52095

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Georgia Tech155.005
2025Liberty67813.0124
2026Boston College121149.5143
Career1919710.4243

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Georgia Tech23RBYr 1
2024Georgia Tech23RBYr 2
2025Liberty23RBYr 3
2026Boston College23RBJr. (Yr 4)5′10″195

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
2023Georgia Tech120.04––0.5––
2025Liberty2280.2692nd (n=576)0.1060.231%0.29
2026Boston College72-0.0125th (n=478)0.10-0.419%0.13

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Liberty47%3.301.001.8014%
2026Boston College43%2.801.000.9021%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Boston College 6 games, 293 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atCincinnatiL 15–⁠341147118127
Sep 11vs.RutgersW 28–⁠211356119524
Sep 19vs.MaineW 22–⁠161510213918
Sep 26vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠21690712
Oct 3atSMUL 16–⁠25522010345
Oct 17vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠21155711618
2025 Liberty 11 games, 1,325 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MaineW 28–⁠7103408124
Sep 6atJacksonville StateL 24–⁠341311415218
Sep 13atBowling GreenL 13–⁠231482119117
Sep 20vs.James MadisonL 13–⁠311767018110
Sep 27atOld DominionL 7–⁠211033010––
Oct 14vs.New Mexico StateW 30–⁠27135028––
Nov 1vs.DelawareW 59–⁠3022217472––
Nov 8vs.Missouri StateL 17–⁠2128127120––
Nov 15atFlorida InternationalL 27–⁠342810611113
Nov 22atLouisiana TechL 28–⁠3430228236––
Nov 29vs.Kennesaw StateL 42–⁠4843267495116
2023 Georgia Tech 5 games, 47 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleL 34–⁠391101––
Sep 9vs.South Carolina StateW 48–⁠13629019––
Sep 16atOle MissL 23–⁠48120215
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 23–⁠38––––––
Nov 4atVirginiaW 45–⁠1731506––

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

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