Usage / Role
51%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Oklahoma State
Desmond Roland
RB • 6'2" • Dallas, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Desmond Roland leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Desmond Roland built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Desmond Roland's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Desmond Roland, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Desmond Roland leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,055
- Rushing yards
- 1,977
- Receiving yards
- 78
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Desmond Roland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,055
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Highlands · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Lake Highlands · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 765 scrimmage yards · RB 101st (top 19%) · Big 12 25th (top 14%) · National 217th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 3 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2012 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 7 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 7 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 5 | 46.7 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 13 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 64.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 13 | 825 | 745 | 80 | 15 | 64.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 11 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 642 | 647 | -5 | 10 | 73 |
Related Context
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Desmond Roland played RB for Oklahoma State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Roland recorded 1,977 rushing yards, 78 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 765 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Oklahoma State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
68.8
Efficiency
44.8
Usage
24
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 69. Mississippi State: 49. UTSA: 47. Lamar: 37. West Virginia: 46. Kansas State: 1. TCU: 11. Iowa State: 219. Texas Tech: 96. Kansas: 63. Texas: 84. Baylor: 36. Oklahoma: 136
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 17 by 42.7. Mississippi State: 11 by 47.3. UTSA: 6 by 65.1. Lamar: 10 by 27.2. West Virginia: 7 by 68.5. Kansas State: 2 by 5.2. TCU: 3 by 38.2. Iowa State: 26 by 85.1. Texas Tech: 31 by 32.3. Kansas: 17 by 32.6. Texas: 21 by 36.1. Baylor: 11 by 34.1. Oklahoma: 23 by 67.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.3 · Games = 10 · -19.4 vs Losses
Losses83.7 · Games = 3 · +19.4 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
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
85.1 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | @ Missouri | L 31-41 | 16 | 66 | 4.10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Oklahoma100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 24-33 | 21 | 144 | 6.90 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 5.9 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Baylor | W 49-17 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Texas | W 38-13 | 19 | 59 | 3.10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Kansas2+ TD | W 42-6 | 16 | 44 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Texas Tech2+ TD | W 52-34 | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 3 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 58-27 | 26 | 219 | 8.40 | 4 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs TCU | W 24-10 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Kansas State | W 33-29 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ West Virginia | L 21-30 | 7 | 46 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Lamar | W 59-3 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UTSA | W 56-35 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7.8 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Mississippi State | W 21-3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 |
Player Story
Desmond Roland story
Desmond Roland built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Desmond Roland's career was his backfield work: 1,977 rushing yards, 442 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 78 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Oklahoma State. 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 78 receiving yards and 302 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond Roland 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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Oklahoma State
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 95 | 52 | 8.3 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 301 | 64.4 | 9.7 | 206 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 301 | 64.4 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 894 | 44.8 | 24 | 593 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 894 | 44.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 765 | 38.3 | 33.3 | -129 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 765 | 38.3 | 33.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 9 · W 58-27 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
219
Scrimmage Yards
95 takeover
219 scrimmage yards and 46.4 usage.
#2
vs Washington
Week 1 · W 30-22 · Postseason
123
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
123 scrimmage yards and 48.5 usage.
#3
vs Savannah St
Week 1 · W 84-0
104
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 15 · L 24-33 · Conference game
136
Scrimmage Yards
76.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
136 scrimmage yards and 43.4 usage.
#5
vs UTSA
Week 3 · W 43-13
95
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
95 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Oklahoma State
765 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 33.3 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
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765 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 33.3 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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894 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 24 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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