Daniel Hishaw Jr.
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 9th · Production percentile: 31st
His production sits in the 31st percentile among qualified RBs this season, well ahead of 9th-percentile attention — a gap of 22 points between tape and volume.
Daniel Hishaw Jr.
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. He has spent four seasons in the Kansas backfield. The receipt: 107 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Utah — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
89 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DK Billingsley’s 2022 season.
Matches DK on
Differs from DK on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
Corey Taylor II
CJ Marable
Matches Julius on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Delbert Mimms III's graduate season at Eastern Michigan (2024).
Matches Delbert on
Differs from Delbert on
Player DNA
Players who play like Daniel Hishaw Jr.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+127%
Up 127% from first season to most-recent.