Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Syracuse
Dontae Strickland
RB • 5'11" • 204 lbs • Dayton, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dontae Strickland leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Dontae Strickland built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Dayton, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Dontae Strickland's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Dontae Strickland, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse. Dontae Strickland leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,216
- Rushing yards
- 1,717
- Receiving yards
- 499
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Dontae Strickland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,216
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Brunswick · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- South Brunswick · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 676 scrimmage yards · RB 151st (top 22%) · ACC 34th (top 12%) · National 309th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 218 | 81 | 137 | 3 | 33.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 698 | 566 | 132 | 5 | 66.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 624 | 482 | 142 | 6 | 61.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 648 | 560 | 88 | 6 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Dontae Strickland played RB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dontae Strickland recorded 132 passing yards, 1,717 rushing yards, and 499 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 698 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
52
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
15.2
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 28. Western Michigan: 60. Wagner: 43. Florida State: 65. UConn: 63. Clemson: 3. Pittsburgh: 57. North Carolina: 34. NC State: 40. Wake Forest: 63. Louisville: 27. Notre Dame: 53. Boston College: 140
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 9 by 32.4. Western Michigan: 12 by 42.4. Wagner: 11 by 40.6. Florida State: 14 by 36.7. UConn: 6 by 93.8. Clemson: 4 by 7.3. Pittsburgh: 9 by 63.9. North Carolina: 6 by 65.8. NC State: 12 by 38.3. Wake Forest: 14 by 49.5. Louisville: 7 by 40.2. Notre Dame: 10 by 61.1. Boston College: 21 by 68.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56.3 · Games = 10 · +18.6 vs Losses
Losses37.7 · Games = 3 · -18.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs West Virginia | W 34-18 | 9 | 28 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Boston College100 rush yards | W 42-21 | 20 | 129 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.7 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Notre Dame | L 3-36 | 8 | 50 | 6.30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Louisville | W 54-23 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Wake Forest | W 41-24 | 13 | 64 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs NC State | W 51-41 | 11 | 43 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs North Carolina | W 40-37 | 4 | 27 | 6.80 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 37-44 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Clemson | L 23-27 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs UConn | W 51-21 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Florida State | W 30-7 | 13 | 36 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Wagner2+ TD | W 62-10 | 9 | 35 | 3.90 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.9 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Western Michigan2+ TD | W 55-42 | 11 | 38 | 3.50 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
Player Story
Dontae Strickland story
Dontae Strickland built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Dayton, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Dontae Strickland's career was his backfield work: 1,717 rushing yards, 432 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 499 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 132 passing yards, 499 receiving yards, and 124 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dontae Strickland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 218 | 52.6 | 6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 698 | 35.6 | 23.4 | 480 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 624 | 40.4 | 21.1 | -74 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 676 | 49.2 | 15.2 | 52 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 676 | 49.2 | 15.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
140 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 3 · L 20-45
144
Scrimmage Yards
81.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
144 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
112
Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
112 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.
#4
@ Miami
Week 8 · L 19-27 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 11 · L 43-64 · Conference game
108
Scrimmage Yards
74.4 takeover
Loss with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 15.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
698 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 23.4 usage
66.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
64.2
676 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 15.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
64.2
676 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 15.2 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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