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, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Indiana State263.003
2022Indiana State1197566.4582
2023Indiana State1205184.3441
Career2411,2805.3982

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019San Diego State177.007
2022Indiana State67913.2130
2023Indiana State1013813.8156
Career1722413.2256

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019San Diego State27RBYr 1
2020San Diego State27RBYr 2
2021Indiana State27RBYr 3
2022Indiana State27RBYr 4
2023Indiana State27RBSo. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019San Diego State10.53––0.5–
2021Indiana State (FCS)2-0.24––-0.5–
2022Indiana State (FCS)450.22––10.020%
2023Indiana State (FCS)1310.0414th (n=450)0.175.025%

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Eastern IllinoisL 0–⁠2761707––
Sep 8atIndianaL 7–⁠4151408––
Oct 7vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠271869016540
Oct 14atIllinois StateL 7–⁠44156201615
Oct 21vs.South DakotaL 3–⁠17177402214
Oct 28atNorth DakotaL 33–⁠361682239––
Nov 4vs.Youngstown StateL 7–⁠1991507156
Nov 11vs.Western IllinoisW 27–⁠619147241122
Nov 18atSouthern IllinoisL 9–⁠381538011111
2022 Indiana State 9 games, 756 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.North AlabamaW 17–⁠141065029233
Sep 10atPurdueL 0–⁠56121605––
Oct 1atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠201471024210
Oct 8vs.North Dakota StateL 26–⁠319156182––
Oct 15atYoungstown StateL 42–⁠4811159175118
Oct 22vs.Illinois StateL 21–⁠271883029––
Nov 5vs.North DakotaL 7–⁠421536111––
Nov 12atWestern IllinoisW 21–⁠02297111––
Nov 19vs.Missouri StateL 7–⁠24873161118

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atNorthwesternL 6–⁠242603––

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 30vs.BYUW 13–⁠3––––17

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

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