Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ Ohio State | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 |
#25
Donovan Delaney Jr.
Senior running back for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Middletown, DE · St. Georges Tech
The numbers
20
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 20 rush yds, at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesDonovan Delaney Jr.
Second year in the Kent State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 20 rush yds against Ohio State, Week 3, 2026.
20 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
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Career arc
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.14(02:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the KSU41 (#10 G.Wilson)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.59Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KentSt26 (#94 J.Moore)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA -0.46Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KentSt28 (#4 Q.Russaw; #3 J.Smith)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA -0.41Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the KentSt26 (#14 C.Alliegro; #53 W.Smith Jr.)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.41Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the KentSt18 (#20 C.Johnson)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.34Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KentSt17 (#90 D.Simeon), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2&13 · Q3 · EPA -0.33Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the KentSt26 (#44 E.Sitanilei)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.32Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the KentSt15 (#11 T.Moore)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.29Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the KentSt06 (#98 J.Perez; #90 D.Simeon)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.29Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KentSt26 (#5 R.Pettijohn)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +20 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-9 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-2HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.0 YDS/g, 1.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
41.4%
72 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (R-Junior) NFF Hampshire Honor Society Academic All-MAC Played in 9 games with 15 carries for 15 yards and 1 TD Averaged 1.0 yards per carry Scored a 4-yard touchdown at Ball State Totaled 6 points on the season Had a season-long run of 5 yards Averaged 1.7 all-purpose yards per game Prior…
The backfield · Kent State
- #20Marques Hicks18 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Donovan Delaney Jr.15 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Ayden Harris15 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jakorion Caffey6 rushing yards · 2025
- #18Hunter Hopperton3 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology