Player Dossier

2019-2022

Eastern Michigan

Darius Boone Jr.

RB • 5'11" • 202 lbs • Tulsa, OK, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Darius Boone Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

73

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

74

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Player Story

Darius Boone Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 27, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Darius Boone Jr.'s career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8206

Union · Tulsa, OK

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Darius Boone Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Darius Boone Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
899
Rushing yards
802
Receiving yards
97
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Darius Boone Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Eastern Michigan · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
899
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Top game
Western Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Union · Eastern Michigan
High school pipeline
Union · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 27 · Junior
2022 Scrimmage yards rank
99 scrimmage yards · RB 448th (top 65%) · Mid-American 116th (top 52%) · National 1,389th (top 53%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1550034
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan326725413263
2021 PostseasonEastern Michigan1356515058.8
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1347240072658.8
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan999927329.6

Related Context

Darius Boone Jr. played RB for Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darius Boone Jr. recorded 802 rushing yards, 97 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Eastern Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 267 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

89

Efficiency

60.8

Usage

25.1

Consistency

68.9

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 81. Western Michigan: 148. Northern Illinois: 38

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 10 by 81. Western Michigan: 25 by 61.7. Northern Illinois: 10 by 39.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins93 · Games = 2 · +12 vs Losses
Losses81 · Games = 1 · -12 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

81 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 12/12vs Northern IllinoisW 41-3310383.8013.8
Sat 12/5@ Western Michigan100 rush yardsW 53-42251485.9015.9
Wed 11/4@ Kent StateL 23-279687.6001138.1

Player Story

Darius Boone Jr. story

Darius Boone Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 27, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Darius Boone Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 802 rushing yards, 192 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 97 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 97 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darius Boone Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Eastern Michigan

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan5263.2
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan26760.825.1262
2021 PostseasonEastern Michigan52835.616.3261
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan52835.616.30
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan9938.85.3-429

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 14 · W 53-42 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

148

Scrimmage Yards

87.2 takeover

148 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.

#2

vs St. Francis (PA)

Week 1 · W 35-15

115

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

115 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.

#3

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 2

52

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Game with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#4

vs Texas State

Week 4 · W 59-21

86

Scrimmage Yards

66.7 takeover

Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.

#5

@ Kent State

Week 10 · L 23-27 · Conference game

81

Scrimmage Yards

63.2 takeover

Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

267 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 25.1 usage

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#2

2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

58.8

528 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

58.8

528 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games