Player Dossier

2008-2012

Boise State

Dan Paul

FB • 6'1" • Boring, OR, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dan Paul leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

28

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

38

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Player Story

Dan Paul built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a FB from Boring, OR wearing No. 47, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Dan Paul's career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 95 receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7889

Sam Barlow · Gresham, OR

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Dan Paul, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Boise State. Dan Paul leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
96
Rushing yards
1
Receiving yards
95
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Dan Paul quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · FB
Career Scrimmage Yards
96
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 10 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Boise State
Top game
Colorado State
Recruit profile
2-star · Sam Barlow · Boise State
High school pipeline
Sam Barlow · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 47 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
25 scrimmage yards · FB 42nd (top 51%) · Mountain West 133rd (top 73%) · National 1,752nd (top 79%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonBoise State1000050
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State240040372.2
2010 PostseasonBoise State5211048.7
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State529029048.7
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State00000-
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State225025144.2

Related Context

Dan Paul played FB for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dan Paul recorded 1 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Boise State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Boise State paired 40 primary output with 80.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

2

Scrimmage Yards / G

12.5

Efficiency

54.2

Usage

2.7

Consistency

52.7

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 1. Colorado State: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins24 · Games = 1 · +23 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -23 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Colorado State

Result
Sat 11/17vs Colorado StateW 42-1422412
Sun 11/4vs San Diego StateL 19-21111

Player Story

Dan Paul story

Dan Paul built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a FB from Boring, OR wearing No. 47, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Dan Paul's career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 95 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dan Paul'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.

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    Boise State

    2008-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonBoise State00
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State4080.64.140
2010 PostseasonBoise State3142.12.8-9
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State3142.12.80
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State0-31
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State2554.22.725

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Colorado State

Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game

Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24

Scrimmage Yards

69.8 takeover

24 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

#2

@ Nevada

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

13

Scrimmage Yards

68.6 takeover

Loss with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

13 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.

#3

@ Utah State

Week 12 · W 52-21 · Conference game

18

Scrimmage Yards

62.3 takeover

Win with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

18 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.

#4

vs Nevada

Week 13 · W 44-33 · Conference game

22

Scrimmage Yards

59.7 takeover

Win with 22 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

22 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.

#5

@ Idaho

Week 11 · W 52-14 · Conference game

5

Scrimmage Yards

28.4 takeover

Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

5 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Boise State

40 primary output · 80.6 efficiency · 4.1 usage

72.2

#2

2008 Regular Season · Boise State

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Boise State

48.7

31 primary · 42.1 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games