Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/21Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (19.0%).
Daryl Chestnut
Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 182 lb · Coconut Grove, FL · Coffeyville C.C.
Daryl Chestnut: RB · New Mexico · #20.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daryl Chestnut
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at New Mexico since. A game that shows it: 145 rushing yards and 1 tackle against UNLV — Week 12, 2017.
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.
New Mexico in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 76 | 459 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | 57 | 255 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 2 |
| Career | 149 | 843 | 5.7 | 8 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Abilene Christian | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 2 | 54 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-30vs New Mexico State | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-28@ Boise State | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-13@ Tulsa | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ Fresno State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27vs Colorado State | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-42@ Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24vs Utah State | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-55@ Texas A&M | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38vs UNLV | 17 | 145 | 8.5 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 145 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 10-35@ San Diego State | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 76 | 459 | 6.0 | 4 | 54 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 38-14
64 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With L. Jordan — 213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 52 rush yds (7 car) · D. Hart-Johnson — 3 rec · 77 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.34Daryl Chestnut run for 54 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 4 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.30Daryl Chestnut run for 27 yds to the Tulsa 46 for a TULSA Penalty, personal foul (Petera Wilson Jr.) to the Tulsa 39 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Lamar Jordan pass complete to Daryl Chestnut for 18 yds to the NMxSt 46 for a
- Week 8 · Colorado State · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA −2.54Daryl Chestnut run for 2 yds to the ColSt 30 for a
- Week 8 · Colorado State · 2nd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Daryl Chestnut run for 21 yds to the NMex 41 for a
- Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Daryl Chestnut run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Daryl Chestnut run for 8 yds to the NMxSt 48 for a
- Week 13 · San Diego State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.18Daryl Chestnut run for 2 yds to the NMex 49 for a
- Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Daryl Chestnut run for 11 yds to the NMex 37 for a
- Week 10 · Utah State · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.98Daryl Chestnut run for 7 yds to the UthSt 28 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
76 of 76 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%76 carriesFumble rate
1.3%1 of 76 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
14 carries
3 of 3 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.0 yds/carry on 76 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 19-19 over that span.
2015New Mexico7-6HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
2016New Mexico9-4HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
2017New Mexico3-9HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 64.4 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 22.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 37.6 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 45.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
30.9%
241 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
76 carries and 6 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at New Mexico
- 2017 New Mexico DavieYear 3 · 11 games
- 2016 New Mexico DavieYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 New Mexico DavieYear 1 · 10 games
- Before collegeSigned with New Mexico in 2015 as a 2-star junior college recruit out of Coffeyville C.C., No. 282 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with New Mexico in the 2015 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 843 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
2015 10 games
- Signed with New Mexico2-star out of Coffeyville C.C.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coach2015–2017
New Mexico
Played his entire career under Bob Davie.