Player Career

D.J. Monroe Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

D.J. Monroe story

D.J. Monroe built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Angleton, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of D.J. Monroe's career was his backfield work: 826 rushing yards, 113 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 109 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 109 receiving yards and 1,685 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.

The arc is straightforward: D.J. Monroe moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Texas

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009200920102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonTexas14356.13.6
2009 Regular SeasonTexas14356.13.60
2010 Regular SeasonTexas19571.23.652
2011 PostseasonTexas39661.17.4201
2011 Regular SeasonTexas39661.17.40
2012 PostseasonTexas20168.13.3-195
2012 Regular SeasonTexas20168.13.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Baylor

Week 14 · L 24-48 · Conference game

Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83

Scrimmage Yards

75.2 takeover

83 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

#2

@ Oklahoma

Week 5 · L 20-28 · Conference game

65

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Loss with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 14 · L 24-42 · Conference game

56

Scrimmage Yards

71.8 takeover

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.

#4

vs UL Monroe

Week 1 · W 59-20

64

Scrimmage Yards

69.7 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 12.2 usage.

#5

vs BYU

Week 2 · W 17-16

66

Scrimmage Yards

67 takeover

Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

66 scrimmage yards and 7.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Texas

396 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

60.4

#2

2011 Regular Season · Texas

60.4

396 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Texas

40

201 primary · 68.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games