Player Career

De'Leon Eskridge Career Story

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Player Story

De'Leon Eskridge story

De'Leon Eskridge built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota and San José State. The clearest part of De'Leon Eskridge's career was his backfield work: 2,695 rushing yards, 658 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 392 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with San José State. 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 392 receiving yards and 36 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 Minnesota and San José State.

The arc is straightforward: De'Leon Eskridge 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

    Minnesota

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San José State

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2008200820092009201020122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonMinnesota85938.431.1
2008 Regular SeasonMinnesota85938.431.10
2009 PostseasonMinnesota31238.218.6-547
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota31238.218.60
2010 Regular SeasonMinnesota7353732.2423
2012 PostseasonSan José State1,18149.630.7446
2012 Regular SeasonSan José State1,18149.630.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 13 · W 52-43 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

219

Scrimmage Yards

93 takeover

219 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 5 · L 28-29 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

119 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.

#3

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 37-3

139

Scrimmage Yards

82.9 takeover

Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

139 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 5 · L 28-31 · Conference game

70

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#5

@ Illinois

Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game

129

Scrimmage Yards

80.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

129 scrimmage yards and 51.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · San José State

1,181 primary output · 49.6 efficiency · 30.7 usage

74.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · San José State

74.8

1,181 primary · 49.6 efficiency · 30.7 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Minnesota

64

735 primary · 37 efficiency · 32.2 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games