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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Miami (OH)
Dylan Downing
RB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Carmel, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dylan Downing leans balanced backfield option traits and 31.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV • Purdue • Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Dylan Downing built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Carmel, IN wearing No. 2, spending time with Miami (OH), Purdue, and UNLV. The clearest part of Dylan Downing's career was his...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Dylan Downing, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Purdue. Dylan Downing leans balanced backfield option traits and 31.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,125
- Rushing yards
- 900
- Receiving yards
- 225
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Dylan Downing quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,125
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Carmel · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Fort Collins · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 176 scrimmage yards · RB 365th (top 52%) · Mid-American 89th (top 40%) · National 1,096th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 27.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 11 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 206 | 178 | 28 | 1 | 35.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 452 | 352 | 100 | 4 | 55.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 255 | 211 | 44 | 1 | 52.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 176 | 152 | 24 | 1 | 41 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue to Miami (OH) | P4 to G5/FCS | 76.8 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| 2021 | UNLV to Purdue | G5/FCS to P4 | 15.5 | Nov 10, 2020 |
Dylan Downing played RB for UNLV, Purdue, and Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Dylan Downing recorded 900 rushing yards, 225 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Purdue paired 451 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Purdue, Miami (OH).
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
17.6
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
10.8
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 28. Cincinnati: 17. Notre Dame: 20. Massachusetts: 32. Ohio: 28. Central Michigan: 3. Ball State: -2. Kent State: 37. Northern Illinois: 4. Bowling Green: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 6 by 48.6. Cincinnati: 5 by 36. Notre Dame: 4 by 52.1. Massachusetts: 8 by 41.7. Ohio: 7 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 4 by 7.8. Ball State: 1 by 0. Kent State: 7 by 55.1. Northern Illinois: 4 by 10.4. Bowling Green: 4 by 23.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.9 · Games = 7 · -5.8 vs Losses
Losses21.7 · Games = 3 · +5.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
55.1 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Bowling Green | W 28-12 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Northern Illinois | W 20-9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Kent State | W 34-7 | 7 | 37 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Ball State | W 27-21 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 46-7 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | — | — | 0.8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Ohio | W 30-20 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Massachusetts | W 23-20 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Notre Dame | L 3-28 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Cincinnati | L 16-27 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.4 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Northwestern | L 6-13 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 |
Player Story
Dylan Downing story
Dylan Downing built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Carmel, IN wearing No. 2, spending time with Miami (OH), Purdue, and UNLV. The clearest part of Dylan Downing's career was his backfield work: 900 rushing yards, 232 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 225 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 225 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 110 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dylan Downing'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
UNLV
2020
Opening stop
- 2
Purdue
2021-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Miami (OH)
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 16 | 30.3 | 4.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 227 | 40 | 8.2 | 211 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 227 | 40 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Purdue | 451 | 33.7 | 14.9 | 224 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 451 | 33.7 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 255 | 52.6 | 9.4 | -196 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 176 | 31.7 | 10.8 | -79 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 4 · W 28-26
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.2 takeover
113 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.
#2
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 49-0
91
Scrimmage Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 12 · W 34-7 · Conference game
37
Scrimmage Yards
65.3 takeover
Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 49-30 · Conference game
34
Scrimmage Yards
63.8 takeover
Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
34 scrimmage yards and 6.6 usage.
#5
@ Iowa
Week 6 · L 14-20 · Conference game
39
Scrimmage Yards
62 takeover
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Purdue
451 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 14.9 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
55.2
451 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 14.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Purdue
52.9
255 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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