Last confirmed: Purdue, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · 210 lb · Fairburn, GA · Creekside
D.J. Knox: RB · Purdue · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Knox
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. D.J. Knox has been at Purdue through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.0% of carries overall (156/363) → 43.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (31/72) — 77.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
13 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.2%). 5 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (23.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-31vs Northwestern | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs Eastern Michigan | 21 | 152 | 7.2 | 1 | 45 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs Missouri | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-13vs No. 23 Boston College | 20 | 51 | 2.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28@ Nebraska | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 2 | 42 | |
| Wk 7 | W 46-7@ Illinois | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 0 | 33 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs No. 2 Ohio State | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 3 | 42 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | L 13-23@ Michigan State | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-36vs No. 19 Iowa | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-41@ Minnesota | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-47vs Wisconsin | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21@ Indiana | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 29 | |
 Bowl | L 14-63@ Auburn | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 157 | 883 | 5.6 | 8 | 45 |
Week 8 · 2018
W 49-20
vs Ohio State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%149 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 157 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 157 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 72.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 72.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 79.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 54.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
56.1%
509 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
157 carries and 27 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Purdue, 1,853 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
