Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/103rd/4th & short
4/20Inside-5 share
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
Darik Dillard
Last confirmed: Rice, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · San Antonio, TX · MacArthur
Darik Dillard: RB · Rice · #1.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darik Dillard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Rice. On tape: 124 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Baylor, Week 3, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Rice in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-46@ Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Army | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-38vs No. 21 Baylor | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | 0 | 53 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 35-42vs North Texas | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs UTSA | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 65-44vs Prairie View A&M | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-61@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Charlotte | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-24vs UTEP | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Stanford | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 95 | 452 | 4.8 | 3 | 53 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2016
L 10-38
vs Baylor
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · North Texas · 4th and 1 · Q5 · EPA −3.83Darik Dillard run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 18
- Week 12 · UTEP · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Jackson Tyner pass complete to Darik Dillard for 9 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 2 · Army · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.13Darik Dillard run for 20 yds to the Army 46 for a
- Week 9 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Darik Dillard run for 14 yds to the LaTch 45 for a
- Week 4 · North Texas · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.99Darik Dillard run for 21 yds to the NoTex 39 for a
- Week 4 · North Texas · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Darik Dillard 1 Yd Run (Tyler Stehling Pass to Robby Wells III for Two-Point Conversion)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Baylor · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for 8 yds to the Bayl 41 for a
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.85Tyler Stehling pass complete to Darik Dillard for a loss of 4 yards to the Rice 49
- Week 13 · Stanford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.75Darik Dillard run for 12 yds to the Stanf 36 for a
- Week 2 · Army · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +1.73Darik Dillard run for 12 yds to the Rice 36 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
94 of 95 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%94 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 95 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds44%of carries
41 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
12 carries
7 of 10 (70%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 95 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under David Bailiff — 16-21 over that span.
2014Rice8-5HC: David Bailiff · Run-heavy
2015Rice5-7HC: David Bailiff · Run-leaning
2016Rice3-9HC: David Bailiff · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 55.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 35.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 53.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 36.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
95 carries and 8 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Rice
- 2016 Rice BailiffYear 5 · 10 games
- 2015 Rice BailiffYear 4 · 12 games
- 2014 Rice BailiffYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 Rice BailiffYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Rice BailiffYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Rice in 2012 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,021 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Rice in the 2012 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Rice, 1,802 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
2012
- Signed with Rice2-star out of MacArthur
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coach2012–2016
Rice
Played his entire career under David Bailiff.