Last confirmed: San Diego State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Las Vegas, NV · Canyon Springs
Donnel Pumphrey: RB · San Diego State · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donnel Pumphrey
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the San Diego State backfield. On tape: 281 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards against California, Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 15.2% of his carries. 18 carries for 53 yds vs Colorado State; 29 for 281 vs California.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
57.9% of carries overall (326/563) → 29.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/111) — 81.8% 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
16 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 10 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (58.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego State | 349 | 2,133 | 6.1 | 17 |
| 2015 | San Diego State | 309 | 1,653 | 5.3 | 17 |
| 2014 | San Diego State | 276 | 1,867 | 6.8 | 20 |
| Career | 934 | 5,653 | 6.1 | 54 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego State | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | San Diego State | 28 | 416 | 14.9 | 3 |
| 2014 | San Diego State | 23 | 160 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Career | 78 | 807 | 10.3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs New Hampshire | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-40vs California | 29 | 281 | 9.7 | 3 | 57 | Season-high 281 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 42-28@ Northern Illinois | 23 | 220 | 9.6 | 3 | 79 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ South Alabama | 25 | 151 | 6.0 | 1 | 36 | 151-yard day |
| Wk 6 | W 26-7vs UNLV | 31 | 141 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-3@ Fresno State | 38 | 220 | 5.8 | 2 | 22 | 220-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 42-3vs San José State | 24 | 135 | 5.6 | 2 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-13@ Utah State | 32 | 223 | 7.0 | 0 | 44 | 223-yard day |
| Wk 10 | W 55-0vs Hawai'i | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | W 46-16@ Nevada | 26 | 198 | 7.6 | 1 | 42 | 198-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 33-34@ Wyoming | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-63vs Colorado State | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Wyoming | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 1 | 23 | |
 Bowl | W 34-10vs Houston | 19 | 115 | 6.1 | 1 | 32 | |
| Total | 349 | 2133 | 6.1 | 17 | 79 |
Week 2 · 2016
W 45-40
vs California
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%309 carriesFumble rate
0.6%2 of 349 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 349 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Rocky Long — 29-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 144 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| Road7g | 171 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 175 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 130 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rocky Long
Pass share
29.0%
254 pass / 622 run
Plays / game
62.6
14 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
256 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
349 carries, 27 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 San Diego State, 5,653 rushing yards — drafted at #132 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
His career
He has a stat line in 41 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rocky Long.
Where he ended up · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 10th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 10th NFL season
