Last confirmed: UAB, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Clay, AL · Clay-Chalkville
D.J. Vinson: RB · UAB · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Vinson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 106 rushing yards and 5 rushing TD against Alabama A&M, Week 3, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 22.9% of his carries. 6 carries for 15 yds vs Louisiana Tech; 25 for 106 vs Alabama A&M.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
28.8% of carries overall (152/528) → 28.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/74) — 9.5% 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
5 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (50.0%). 8 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (27.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UAB | 166 | 670 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Career | 166 | 670 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UAB | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Troy | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 34-47@ Mississippi State | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14vs Alabama A&M | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 5 | 24 | 5 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | L 20-34vs Florida International | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-39@ Western Kentucky | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-21vs North Texas | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-34@ Middle Tennessee | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-45@ Arkansas | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28@ Florida Atlantic | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-40vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-23vs No. 18 Marshall | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24@ Southern Miss | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 1 | 42 | |
| Total | 166 | 670 | 4.0 | 9 | 42 |
Week 3 · 2014
W 41-14
vs Alabama A&M · neutral site
106 rush yds (25 car) · 5 TD
Dominant 27-point win at a neutral site against Alabama A&M.
With H. Mullins — 43 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · C. Clements — 228 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.5 · 10 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%153 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.0 yds/carry on 166 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 43.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 57.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 64.8 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 46.8 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
34.9%
326 pass / 607 run
Plays / game
77.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2014
166 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at UAB, 670 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neil Callaway, Garrick McGee, and Bill Clark. Multi-era developmental context.
