Dontae McMillan
Dontae McMillan
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the Eastern Michigan backfield. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 126 rush yds, 11 rec yds against Louisiana — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 177 | 1,014 | 5.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 23 | 87 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 211 | 1,133 | 5.4 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 33 | 375 | 11.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 388 | 10.8 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–31
vs Louisiana
126 rush yds (19 car)
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trestan Ebner’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Simmons's graduate season at Akron (2024).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Dontae McMillan
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025+3069%
Up 3069% from first season to most-recent.