Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2010-2014UAB
D.J. Vinson
RB • 5'10" • Clay, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
D.J. Vinson leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
D.J. Vinson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Clay, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of D.J. Vinson's career was his backfield work: 673 rushing yards,...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
D.J. Vinson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UAB. D.J. Vinson leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 835
- Rushing yards
- 673
- Receiving yards
- 162
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
D.J. Vinson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 835
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clay-Chalkville · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Clay-Chalkville · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 735 scrimmage yards · RB 111th (top 21%) · Conference USA 21st (top 9%) · National 236th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 100 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 25.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 735 | 670 | 65 | 10 | 67.1 |
Related Context
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D.J. Vinson played RB for UAB. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Vinson recorded 673 rushing yards, 162 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
UAB paired 735 primary output with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · UAB
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
61.3
Efficiency
40.7
Usage
22.2
Consistency
64.2
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 110. Mississippi State: 23. Alabama A&M: 110. Florida International: 34. Western Kentucky: 78. North Texas: 47. Middle Tennessee: 73. Arkansas: 35. Florida Atlantic: 74. Louisiana Tech: 23. Marshall: 20. Southern Miss: 108
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 24 by 49.2. Mississippi State: 11 by 21.8. Alabama A&M: 27 by 43.5. Florida International: 11 by 34.8. Western Kentucky: 17 by 48.8. North Texas: 17 by 28.3. Middle Tennessee: 16 by 45.6. Arkansas: 14 by 26. Florida Atlantic: 14 by 55.1. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 29.3. Marshall: 10 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 13 by 84.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87.8 · Games = 6 · +53.2 vs Losses
Losses34.7 · Games = 6 · -53.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
84.6 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Southern Miss | W 45-24 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | L 18-23 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 24-40 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 31-28 | 14 | 74 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Arkansas | L 17-45 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 22-34 | 12 | 51 | 4.30 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs North Texas | W 56-21 | 16 | 43 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Western Kentucky | W 42-39 | 16 | 76 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Florida International | L 20-34 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Alabama A&M100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-14 | 25 | 106 | 4.20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Mississippi State | L 34-47 | 11 | 23 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Troy100 rush yards | W 48-10 | 22 | 106 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.6 |
Player Story
D.J. Vinson story
D.J. Vinson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Clay, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of D.J. Vinson's career was his backfield work: 673 rushing yards, 170 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 162 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with UAB. 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 162 receiving yards and 473 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. Vinson 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
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UAB
2010-2014
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 100 | 42.9 | 2.4 | 100 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | -100 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 735 | 40.7 | 22.2 | 735 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 1 · W 48-10
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
110
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
110 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
#2
vs Alabama A&M
Week 3 · W 41-14
110
Scrimmage Yards
81.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
110 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 14 · W 45-24 · Conference game
108
Scrimmage Yards
78.8 takeover
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 3 · L 10-49 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
70.2 takeover
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game
74
Scrimmage Yards
59.8 takeover
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · UAB
735 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 22.2 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · UAB
25.3
100 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · UAB
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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