Last confirmed: Iowa, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
LeShun Daniels Jr.: RB · Iowa.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
LeShun Daniels Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Iowa. A game that shows it: 159 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Illinois — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
45.5% of carries overall (211/464) → 44.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/75) — 60.6% 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
13 of 22 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (59.1%). 14 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (58.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 2 | 43 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Iowa State | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-23vs North Dakota State | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-7@ Rutgers | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-38vs Northwestern | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Minnesota | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-35@ Purdue | 23 | 150 | 6.5 | 2 | 67 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 8 | L 9-17vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41@ No. 20 Penn State | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 14-13vs No. 2 Michigan | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0@ Illinois | 26 | 159 | 6.1 | 2 | 50 | Season-high 159 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 40-10vs No. 17 Nebraska | 29 | 158 | 5.4 | 2 | 56 | 158-yard day |
 Bowl | L 3-30vs No. 20 Florida | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 213 | 1058 | 5.0 | 10 | 67 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 40-10
vs Nebraska
158 rush yds (29 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 30-point win at home against Nebraska.
With R. Coluzzi — 41.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 55 long · R. McCarron — 5 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD
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%198 carriesFumble rate
1.4%3 of 213 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 213 carries · 10% 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 Kirk Ferentz — 27-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 77.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 94.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 79.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 84.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
38.7%
310 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
61.7
13 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
213 carries and 8 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 1,753 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
