Usage / Role
74%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Minnesota
Donnell Kirkwood
RB • 5'10" • Delray Beach, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Donnell Kirkwood leans balanced backfield option traits and 25.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Donnell Kirkwood built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Delray Beach, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Donnell Kirkwood's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Donnell Kirkwood, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Minnesota. Donnell Kirkwood leans balanced backfield option traits and 25.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,519
- Rushing yards
- 1,471
- Receiving yards
- 48
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Donnell Kirkwood quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,519
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Timpview · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Timpview · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 89 scrimmage yards · RB 393rd (top 72%) · Big Ten 153rd (top 60%) · National 1,394th (top 60%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 3 | 36.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 74.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 872 | 849 | 23 | 5 | 74.9 |
| 2013 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 139 | 114 | 25 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 20.4 |
Related Context
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Donnell Kirkwood played RB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donnell Kirkwood recorded 1,471 rushing yards, 48 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Minnesota paired 949 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
73
Efficiency
39.9
Usage
32.4
Consistency
67.3
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 77. UNLV: 89. New Hampshire: 71. Western Michigan: 110. Syracuse: 99. Iowa: 47. Northwestern: 77. Wisconsin: 8. Purdue: 134. Michigan: 58. Illinois: 152. Nebraska: 11. Michigan State: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 19 by 42.2. UNLV: 14 by 65.4. New Hampshire: 17 by 43.5. Western Michigan: 23 by 49.8. Syracuse: 28 by 36.8. Iowa: 14 by 31.2. Northwestern: 19 by 42.2. Wisconsin: 5 by 16.7. Purdue: 22 by 63.4. Michigan: 16 by 37.8. Illinois: 28 by 56.5. Nebraska: 8 by 15.6. Michigan State: 12 by 17.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins109.2 · Games = 6 · +67.2 vs Losses
Losses42 · Games = 7 · -67.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
65.4 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | @ Texas Tech | L 31-34 | 19 | 77 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Michigan State | L 10-26 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1.3 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Nebraska | L 14-38 | 7 | 11 | 1.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 17-3 | 28 | 152 | 5.40 | 2 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Michigan | L 13-35 | 16 | 58 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Purdue100 rush yards | W 44-28 | 22 | 134 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-38 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | — | — | 1.6 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Northwestern | L 13-21 | 18 | 73 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Iowa | L 13-31 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3.4 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Syracuse2+ TD | W 17-10 | 28 | 99 | 3.50 | 2 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Western Michigan100 rush yards | W 28-23 | 23 | 110 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Hampshire | W 44-7 | 17 | 71 | 4.20 | 1 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ UNLV | W 30-27 | 13 | 81 | 6.20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6.4 |
Player Story
Donnell Kirkwood story
Donnell Kirkwood built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Delray Beach, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Donnell Kirkwood's career was his backfield work: 1,471 rushing yards, 389 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 48 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 48 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donnell Kirkwood's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Minnesota
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120122012201320132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 107 | 40.2 | 14.5 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 229 | 36.3 | 14.5 | 122 |
| 2012 Postseason | Minnesota | 949 | 39.9 | 32.4 | 720 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 949 | 39.9 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Minnesota | 145 | 27.8 | 10.5 | -804 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 145 | 27.8 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 89 | 25.9 | 4.8 | -56 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 11 · W 17-3 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
152
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
152 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 44-28 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
134 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#3
vs North Dakota State
Week 4 · L 24-37
70
Scrimmage Yards
76.7 takeover
Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
70 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 3 · W 28-23
110
Scrimmage Yards
74.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
110 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 4 · W 17-10
99
Scrimmage Yards
67.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
99 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Minnesota
949 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 32.4 usage
74.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
74.9
949 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 32.4 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
42.2
107 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 14.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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