Player Career

Daryl Chestnut Career Story

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Player Story

Daryl Chestnut story

Daryl Chestnut built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Coconut Grove, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Daryl Chestnut's career was his backfield work: 843 rushing yards, 149 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 84 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 84 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 313 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daryl Chestnut'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.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonNew Mexico16137.43.1
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico16137.43.10
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico26943.47.8108
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico49753.613.4228

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 12 · L 35-38 · Conference game

Loss with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

145 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.

#2

vs Mississippi Valley State

Week 1 · W 66-0

108

Scrimmage Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 9.7 usage.

#3

vs San José State

Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game

50

Scrimmage Yards

68.3 takeover

Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

50 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.

#4

vs UL Monroe

Week 8 · W 59-17

48

Scrimmage Yards

65 takeover

Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#5

vs Abilene Christian

Week 1 · W 38-14

70

Scrimmage Yards

58.6 takeover

Win with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · New Mexico

497 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 13.4 usage

60

#2

2016 Regular Season · New Mexico

40.4

269 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · New Mexico

22.6

161 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games