Last confirmed: Oklahoma State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Dallas, TX · Lake Highlands
Desmond Roland: RB · Oklahoma State · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desmond Roland
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 123 rushing yards against Washington — Bowl, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 5 carries for 21 yds vs Texas; 32 for 123 vs Washington.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.1% of carries overall (198/459) → 47.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/55) — 76.9% 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 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 14 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (45.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 17
WTOC Oct 8Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 203 | 770 | 3.8 | 10 |
| Career | 203 | 770 | 3.8 | 10 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 2 | −5 | −2.5 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | −5 | −2.5 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-37vs No. 1 Florida State | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-13vs UTSA | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Texas Tech | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-20vs Iowa State | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-20@ Kansas | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-42@ No. 12 TCU | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs No. 22 West Virginia | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28vs Texas | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-49@ No. 6 Baylor | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-35@ No. 18 Oklahoma | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 2 | 13 | |
 Bowl | W 30-22vs Washington | 32 | 123 | 3.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 203 | 770 | 3.8 | 10 | 33 |
Week 15 · 2014
W 38-35
at Oklahoma
68 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
With T. Hill — 38 rush yds (3 car) · 6 rec · 22 yds · M. Rudolph — 273 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.5
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%166 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.8 yds/carry on 203 carries · 10% 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
2014 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 66.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 71.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 85.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 51.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
44.5%
400 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.1
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2014
203 carries and 2 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Oklahoma State, 770 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
