Last confirmed: Utah State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Jenks, OK
Darwin Thompson: RB · Utah State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darwin Thompson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. On tape: 141 rushing yards and 37 receiving yards against Hawai'i, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
33.3% of carries overall (152/456) → 16.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/126) — 47.6% 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
12 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (31.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 153 | 1,044 | 6.8 | 14 |
| Career | 153 | 1,044 | 6.8 | 14 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 23 | 351 | 15.3 | 2 |
| Career | 23 | 351 | 15.3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-38@ No. 11 Michigan State | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 60-13vs New Mexico State | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 68 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 1 | 65 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-32vs Air Force | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ BYU | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-28vs UNLV | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ Wyoming | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 2 | 56 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-19vs New Mexico | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-17@ Hawai'i | 13 | 141 | 10.8 | 3 | 43 | Season-high 141 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 62-24vs San José State | 15 | 140 | 9.3 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-24@ Colorado State | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-33@ No. 21 Boise State | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 17 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13@ North Texas | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 153 | 1044 | 6.8 | 14 | 68 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 62-24
140 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against San José State.
With J. Love — 491 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · S. Scarver — 1 rec · 17 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%131 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 153 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 153 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 75.8 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 82.7 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 74.1 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 87.5 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
50.3%
467 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
153 carries and 23 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Utah State, 1,044 rushing yards — drafted at #214 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Wells.
Where he ended up · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 8th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 8th NFL season
