Player Career

Delbert Mimms III Career Story

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

Player Story

Delbert Mimms III story

Delbert Mimms III built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Eastern Michigan and NC State. The clearest part of Delbert Mimms III's career was his backfield work: 1,241 rushing yards, 311 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 231 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Eastern Michigan. 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 231 receiving yards and 18 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan and NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Delbert Mimms III 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

    NC State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Eastern Michigan

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNC State0
2020 Regular SeasonNC State000
2021 Regular SeasonNC State4783.42.147
2022 PostseasonNC State17437.45.9127
2022 Regular SeasonNC State17437.45.90
2023 PostseasonNC State30526.813.7131
2023 Regular SeasonNC State30526.813.70
2024 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan94644.928.4641

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024NC State to Eastern MichiganP4 to G5/FCS78.2Dec 31, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kent State

Week 5 · W 52-33 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166

Scrimmage Yards

87 takeover

166 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.

#2

@ Western Michigan

Week 14 · L 18-26 · Conference game

143

Scrimmage Yards

86.7 takeover

Loss with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143 scrimmage yards and 46.5 usage.

#3

vs Marshall

Week 6 · W 48-41

65

Scrimmage Yards

76.4 takeover

Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.

#4

vs Central Michigan

Week 8 · W 38-34 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

74.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

122 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

#5

vs Charleston Southern

Week 2 · W 55-3

89

Scrimmage Yards

69.7 takeover

Win with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

89 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

946 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 28.4 usage

72.5

#2

2020 Regular Season · NC State

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · NC State

37.8

305 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games