#20

Daelen Alexander

RB · Coastal Carolina · So. · #20

Transferred Rice → Coastal Carolina for 2026
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Daelen Alexander

RB · Rice · So · #20

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1866 national
CFB
College
Rice
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Coastal Carolina

2025Rice
2026Coastal Carolina
View Rice career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Rice743925.33--
2023Rice18351.95--
Career924274.68--
SeasonTeam
2025Rice----------
2023Rice133.01--
Career133.01--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Jeanty’s 2022 season.

Ashton Jeanty

83%match

Boise State · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 6
#2

Harrison Waylee

Northern Illinois · 2021

79%
#3

Damien Moore

California · 2021

78%
#4

Treyson Potts

Minnesota · 2021

78%
#5

Owen Allen

Air Force · 2025

77%

Matches Ashton on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Ashton on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Based on 8 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Demetric Felton’s path through UCLA.

Demetric Felton

99%match

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
#2

Re'Mahn Davis

Kentucky · 2023

94%
#3

Caleb Huntley

Ball State · 2020

All-MAC
92%
#4

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

93%
#5

Elijah Davis

Old Dominion · 2021

90%

Matches Demetric on

Yards per carry
20232025
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Allen's sophomore season at Air Force (2025).

Owen Allen

81%match

Air Force · 2025

#2

Landan Brown

Sam Houston · 2025

80%
#3

Adam Mohammed

Washington · 2025

80%
#4

Jayden Scott

NC State · 2025

78%
#5

Dillon Johnson

Mississippi State · 2021

77%

Matches Owen on

Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Owen on

Class year (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · sophomore cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1106

Final rank
#1964
Avg #1625.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1106 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
35.02023
3922025

+1020%

Up 1020% from first season to most-recent.