Running back, Indiana State (from San Diego State), 2019–23
Justin Dinka
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Flower Mound, TX
Justin Dinka played running back at San Diego State (2019–20) and Indiana State (2021–23).
Career highs
159rushing yards, career highat Youngstown State, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Western Illinois, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Indiana State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Indiana State | 119 | 756 | 6.4 | 5 | 82 |
| 2023 | Indiana State | 120 | 518 | 4.3 | 4 | 41 |
| Career | 241 | 1,280 | 5.3 | 9 | 82 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Indiana State | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 | Indiana State | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 1 | 56 |
| Career | 17 | 224 | 13.2 | 2 | 56 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | San Diego State | 27 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | San Diego State | 27 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Indiana State | 27 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Indiana State | 27 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Indiana State | 27 | RB | So. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | San Diego State | 1 | 0.53 | – | – | 0.5 | – |
| 2021 | Indiana State (FCS) | 2 | -0.24 | – | – | -0.5 | – |
| 2022 | Indiana State (FCS) | 45 | 0.22 | – | – | 10.0 | 20% |
| 2023 | Indiana State (FCS) | 131 | 0.04 | 14th (n=450) | 0.17 | 5.0 | 25% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Indiana State 9 games, 518 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 0–27 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 7–41 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 20–27 | 18 | 69 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 40 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 7–44 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 3–17 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 33–36 | 16 | 82 | 2 | 39 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–19 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 56 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 27–6 | 19 | 147 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 9–38 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
2022 Indiana State 9 games, 756 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 17–14 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 33 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 0–56 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 14–20 | 14 | 71 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 26–31 | 9 | 156 | 1 | 82 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 42–48 | 11 | 159 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 21–27 | 18 | 83 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–42 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 21–0 | 22 | 97 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 7–24 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 18 |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 at South Dakota State, so that game is not listed.
2021 Indiana State 1 game, 6 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 6–24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 2 at South Dakota; Oct 23 vs. Youngstown State, so those games are not listed.
2019 San Diego State 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 13–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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