Running back, Duke, 2014–⁠16

Zach Boden

Lettered 2015–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 38
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Zach Boden played running back at Duke (2014–⁠16).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Duke9343.8210
2016Duke12373.107
Career21713.4210

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Duke520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Duke38RB
2015Duke38RB
2016Duke38RB5′10″

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
2015Duke80.24––1.9–
2016Duke120.06––0.8–

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

2016 Duke 6 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.North Carolina CentralW 49–⁠612370–––
Sep 17atNorthwesternL 13–⁠24–––100
Sep 24atNotre DameW 38–⁠35–––100
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠24–––100
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠27–––100
Nov 26atMiamiL 21–⁠40–––100

No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.

2015 Duke 3 games, 34 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atTulaneW 37–⁠75221–––
Sep 12vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠04121–––
Nov 7atNorth CarolinaL 31–⁠66––––––

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

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