Player Dossier

2007-2010

Eastern Michigan

Dwayne Priest

RB • 5'8" • Roanoke, VA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Dwayne Priest leans workhorse runner traits and 40.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

71%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

60

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

55

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

68

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Dwayne Priest built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 22, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Dwayne Priest's career was his backfield...

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Dwayne Priest, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Dwayne Priest leans workhorse runner traits and 40.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,341
Rushing yards
2,003
Receiving yards
338
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

Dwayne Priest quick answers

Latest team and position
Eastern Michigan · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,341
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 43 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Top game
Northwestern
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2010
2010 Scrimmage yards rank
737 scrimmage yards · RB 94th (top 21%) · Mid-American 20th (top 9%) · National 218th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan11288180108140.7
2008 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan12599474125656.9
2009 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1171763384775
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan973771621871.3

Related Context

Dwayne Priest played RB for Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dwayne Priest recorded 2,003 rushing yards, 338 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Eastern Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 717 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 35.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

65.2

Efficiency

35.9

Usage

35.1

Consistency

66.9

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 83. Northwestern: 155. Michigan: 100. Temple: 25. Central Michigan: 25. Ball State: 84. Arkansas: 72. Northern Illinois: 75. Western Michigan: 36. Toledo: 0. Akron: 62

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 19 by 45.5. Northwestern: 19 by 80.7. Michigan: 28 by 35.9. Temple: 13 by 15.3. Central Michigan: 10 by 26.8. Ball State: 18 by 48.6. Arkansas: 22 by 33.3. Northern Illinois: 17 by 46. Western Michigan: 10 by 37.5. Toledo: 8 by 0. Akron: 20 by 25.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half78.7 · Games = 6 · +29.7 vs Second Half
Second Half49 · Games = 5 · -29.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

80.7 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 11/27@ Akron2+ TDL 21-281836222263.1
Sat 11/21@ ToledoL 21-4780010
Sat 11/14vs Western MichiganL 14-3510363.6003.6
Fri 11/6@ Northern IllinoisL 6-5017754.4004.4
Sat 10/31@ ArkansasL 27-6321663.101163.3
Sat 10/24vs Ball StateL 27-2918844.7004.7
Sat 10/10@ Central MichiganL 8-568212.600242.5
Sat 10/3vs TempleL 12-2412141.2001111.9
Sat 9/19@ MichiganL 17-4527913.401193.6
Sat 9/12@ Northwestern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 24-27171277.5012288.2
Sat 9/5vs ArmyL 14-2719834.4014.4

Player Story

Dwayne Priest story

Dwayne Priest built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 22, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Dwayne Priest's career was his backfield work: 2,003 rushing yards, 498 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 338 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 338 receiving yards and 50 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dwayne Priest's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Eastern Michigan

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan28844.711.7
2008 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan59943.416.9311
2009 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan71735.935.1118
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan73740.333.920

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 2 · L 24-27

Loss with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

93.6 takeover

155 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#2

@ Army

Week 7 · L 13-17

118

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

Loss with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

118 scrimmage yards and 42.5 usage.

#3

@ Buffalo

Week 12 · W 21-17 · Conference game

205

Scrimmage Yards

85.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

205 scrimmage yards and 60.7 usage.

#4

vs Army

Week 1 · L 27-31

142

Scrimmage Yards

75.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

142 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.

#5

vs Ohio

Week 5 · L 17-30 · Conference game

117

Scrimmage Yards

73.7 takeover

Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 38 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

717 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 35.1 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

71.3

737 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 33.9 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

56.9

599 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 16.9 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games