5′11″ · 215 lb · Sacramento, CA · Christian Brothers
He has passed 500 rushing yards through 7 games.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
His share of the team's total this season.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 24, middle 60, right 27.
D.J. Crowther
D.J. Crowther steps into Nykahi Davenport's shoes — the gap is the story.
RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.17
via your WEPA model · 2026 · 90 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 26.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.4% of his carries. 9 carries for 37 yds vs Kent State; 23 for 143 vs Bowling Green.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 105 | 518 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Career | 105 | 518 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 7): 42 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 3 | 39 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 23 | 143 | 6.2 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 143 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 105 | 518 | 4.9 | 7 | 39 |
Oct. 17 · W 29-2 vs Kent State, play by play
11 carries for 42 yards.
The per-play feed is missing 2 of his carries (5 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 9 carries it has.
No gain on 4th and 1. Third quarter, up 10-2. Turnover on downs.
No gain on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 10-2.
12-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 10-2. Converted.
20 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 2 with the score tied 7-7.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
15-yard touchdown run. First quarter, made it 7-0.
3-yard run on 4th and 2. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
6-yard run on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 17-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 3-3.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, tied 3-3. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, down 10-3. Converted.
15-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 17-13.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. In the fourth quarter, with South Florida ahead by one score, he carried 5 times for 41 yards.
7-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 6-0. Converted.
22-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 6-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 8 carries for 101 yards and 3 touchdowns.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
39-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 35-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 39 yards.
13-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 17-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 42 yards and a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with South Florida ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 8 yards.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3-yard loss on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard run. Third quarter, up 6-0.
6-yard run on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 6-3. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-17
101 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 40 yds
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 300 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.7 · C. Seldon — 1 rec · 23 yds · 6 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
42nd in rushing yards, among all 1,492 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -22 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
50%103 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 105 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 63.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 88.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 74.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
44.9%
183 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
58.3
7 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
204 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
105 carries and 8 catches in 7 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #51 at the position.
The No. 2,202 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic as a redshirt senior.
from 3 outlets
D.J. Crowther runs for 3 of USF's 7 rushing touchdowns in 59-17 win over Delaware State
Bay News 9 +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
from 3 outlets
D.J. Crowther runs for 3 of USF's 7 rushing touchdowns in 59-17 win over Delaware State
Bay News 9 +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
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His career
