Player Career

Daniel Dufrene Career Story

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Player Story

Daniel Dufrene story

Daniel Dufrene built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Daniel Dufrene's career was his backfield work: 1,234 rushing yards, 227 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 327 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 327 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Dufrene's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonIllinois30349.78.1
2007 Regular SeasonIllinois30349.78.10
2008 Regular SeasonIllinois93458.923.3631
2009 Regular SeasonIllinois32441.812.7-610

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana

Week 3 · W 20-17

Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

150

Scrimmage Yards

90 takeover

150 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game

106

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

106 scrimmage yards and 17.4 usage.

#3

vs Ohio State

Week 12 · L 20-30 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 23.6 usage.

#4

@ Missouri

Week 1 · L 42-52

125

Scrimmage Yards

78.6 takeover

Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

125 scrimmage yards and 31.1 usage.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 5 · L 17-35 · Conference game

86

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Illinois

934 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 23.3 usage

73.8

#2

2009 Regular Season · Illinois

39

324 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Illinois

35.5

303 primary · 49.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games