Last confirmed: App State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Oak Hill, FL · New Smyrna Beach
Darrynton Evans: RB · App State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darrynton Evans
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons at App State, two different head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 234 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Charlotte — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
44.1% of carries overall (253/574) → 25.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (41/160) — 90.2% 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
10 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.9%). 16 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (55.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs East Tennessee State | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 1 | 23 | 156-yard day |
| Wk 2 | W 56-41vs Charlotte | 19 | 234 | 12.3 | 3 | 87 | Season-high 234 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31@ North Carolina | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 3 | 31 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 56-37vs Coastal Carolina | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Louisiana | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-7vs UL Monroe | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-3@ South Alabama | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24vs Georgia Southern | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15@ South Carolina | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-27@ Georgia State | 18 | 131 | 7.3 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-13vs Texas State | 21 | 154 | 7.3 | 3 | 47 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 14 | W 48-13@ Troy | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 2 | 52 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-38vs Louisiana | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 | |
 Bowl | W 31-17@ UAB | 19 | 156 | 8.2 | 1 | 57 | |
| Total | 255 | 1479 | 5.8 | 18 | 87 |
Week 15 · 2019
W 45-38
vs Louisiana
73 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 63 yds · 2 TD
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
With X. Subotsch — 43.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · Z. Thomas — 149 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (13 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
41%234 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 255 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 255 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 119 | 6.7 | 1.6 |
| Road6g | 81.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 116 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Weeks 8+8g | 97.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
38.4%
369 pass / 592 run
Plays / game
68.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
255 carries, 21 catches and 1 pass attempt in 14 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at App State, 2,883 rushing yards — drafted at #93 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
His career
He has a stat line in 39 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 7th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 7th NFL season
