Running back, UT Rio Grande Valley (from Yale), 2021–25
Nathan Denney
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2025)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Georgetown, TX
Nathan Denney played running back at Yale (2021–24) and UT Rio Grande Valley (2025).
Career highs
158rushing yards, career highvs. East Texas A&M, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nicholls, 2025Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2022 and 2023
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yale | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 | Yale | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | Yale | 66 | 202 | 3.1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 141 | 661 | 4.7 | 4 | 42 |
| Career | 240 | 980 | 4.1 | 9 | 42 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yale | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | Yale | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 1 | 24 |
| 2025 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 25 | 253 | 10.1 | 1 | 42 |
| Career | 36 | 360 | 10.0 | 2 | 42 | |
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yale | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Yale | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Yale | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 21 | RB | So. (Yr 4) | 5′9″ | 206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yale (FCS) | 12 | -0.23 | – | – | -2.7 | – |
| 2023 | Yale (FCS) | 8 | 0.36 | – | – | 2.8 | – |
| 2024 | Yale (FCS) | 71 | -0.03 | 9th (n=434) | 0.16 | -1.8 | 12% |
| 2025 | UT Rio Grande Valley (FCS) | 140 | 0.10 | 50th (n=576) | 0.10 | 14.4 | 29% |
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
2025 UT Rio Grande Valley 9 games, 661 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Sul Ross State | W 66–0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 27–21 | 23 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 31–45 | 7 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at | L 21–23 | 19 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 56–28 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 17–41 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 28–21 | 25 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 28–13 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 33–14 | 26 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2024 Yale 9 games, 202 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at | W 38–31 | 29 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 23–47 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 23–22 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 43–44 | 3 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 38–23 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 31–10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 10–13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 56–34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 42–28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Yale 6 games, 69 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 24–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 21–23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 45–3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 31–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 35–7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 23–18 | 4 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
2022 Yale 6 games, 48 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | L 14–38 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 38–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 29–9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 13–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 41–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 69–17 | 7 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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