Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
#21
Chase Dawkins
Freshman running back for Western Michigan. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 200 lb · Farmington Hills, MI
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
9
rushing yards · 2025
3 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 9 rush yds, vs Kennesaw State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Western Michigan. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearChase Dawkins
One game to point at: 9 rush yds against Kennesaw State — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 9.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
The backfield · Western Michigan
- #6Jalen Buckley1,003 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Devin Miles425 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Ofa Mataele252 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Tre' Hartwell34 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Chase Dawkins9 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology