Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 8 | 45 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
#21
Dorian Boyland
Senior running back for Ohio. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 222 lb · Medina, OH
Returning to Ohio for 2026
The numbers
45
rushing yards · 2025
5.6 per carry
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, vs Gardner-Webb
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Ohio. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Drake to Ohio in 2025.
Dorian Boyland
Dorian Boyland arrived at Ohio from Drake. The receipt on tape: 19 rush yds against Northern Illinois, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 13.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 19.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
17 rush yds (3 car)
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
With P. Navarro — 290 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.7 · 72 rush yds (9 car) · C. Hendricks — 8 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.33Doe Boyland run for 10 yds to the NIU 24 for a 1ST down
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.55Doe Boyland run for 2 yds to the OHIO 40
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.49Doe Boyland run for 8 yds to the OSU 19
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.45Doe Boyland run for 12 yds to the GWEB 29 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.43Doe Boyland run for 1 yd to the OSU 18
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.41Doe Boyland run for 3 yds to the OHIO 38
- Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08Doe Boyland run for 5 yds to the NIU 33
- Week 8 · Northern Illinois · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.08Doe Boyland run for 4 yds to the NIU 29
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Ohio
Returning around him
- 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #107
The backfield · Ohio
- #5Sieh Bangura1,392 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Duncan Brune585 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Victor Rosa155 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Dorian Boyland45 rushing yards · 2025
- #48Aginon Wilson Jr.no box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology