Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
D.J. Oliver
Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 239 lb · Port Saint Joe, FL · Port St. Joe
D.J. Oliver: RB · West Virginia · #20.
D.J. Oliver
A game that shows it: 38 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Duquesne — Week 2, 2023.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
West Virginia in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Career | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-17vs Duquesne | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 37-7vs BYU | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 30-10vs North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 56-17
vs Duquesne
38 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Duquesne.
With G. Greene — 240 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.4 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · H. Clement — 5 rec · 177 yds · 3 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.65D.J. Oliver run for 5 yds for a TD (Danny King KICK)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.28D.J. Oliver run for 6 yds to the UNC 44 D.J. Oliver fumbled, forced by Amari Gainer, recovered by UNC Armani Chatman
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.45D.J. Oliver run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.62D.J. Oliver run for 2 yds to the DUQ 48
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.45D.J. Oliver run for 3 yds to the WVU 44
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.40D.J. Oliver run for 6 yds to the WVU 41
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA −0.38D.J. Oliver run for 3 yds to the DUQ 34
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.27D.J. Oliver run for 3 yds to the DUQ 37
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −0.21D.J. Oliver run for 3 yds to the WVU 32
- Week 2 · Duquesne · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −0.16D.J. Oliver run for 2 yds to the DUQ 1
Teams and coaches
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 19.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 23.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
37.6%
332 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
68.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
12 carries in 3 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2023 season at West Virginia, 3 games
- 2023 West Virginia BrownYear 1 · 3 games
- Before collegeSigned with West Virginia in 2023 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,203 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with West Virginia in the 2023 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at West Virginia, 47 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2023 3 games
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Port St. Joe