Player Career

DK Billingsley Career Story

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

Player Story

DK Billingsley story

DK Billingsley built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from Scottsboro, AL wearing No. 20, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of DK Billingsley's career was his backfield work: 1,782 rushing yards, 359 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 259 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Troy. 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 259 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.

The arc is straightforward: DK Billingsley 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

    Troy

    2017-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonTroy00
2018 Regular SeasonTroy8334.38.883
2019 Regular SeasonTroy1,11259.724.61,029
2020 Regular SeasonTroy11937.78.6-993
2021 Regular SeasonTroy36199.4-83
2022 PostseasonTroy6914919.6655
2022 Regular SeasonTroy6914919.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia Southern

Week 11 · W 49-28 · Conference game

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

191

Scrimmage Yards

93 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#2

@ Western Kentucky

Week 5 · W 34-27

122

Scrimmage Yards

84.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

122 scrimmage yards and 38.7 usage.

#3

@ South Alabama

Week 8 · W 10-6 · Conference game

93

Scrimmage Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#4

vs Marshall

Week 4 · W 16-7 · Conference game

85

Scrimmage Yards

73.3 takeover

Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.

#5

vs Arkansas State

Week 5 · L 43-50 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

69.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

112 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Troy

1,112 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage

76.1

#2

2022 Postseason · Troy

54.7

691 primary · 49 efficiency · 19.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Troy

54.7

691 primary · 49 efficiency · 19.6 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games