Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Akron
Donnell Alexander
RB • 5'11" • Blue Springs, MO, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Donnell Alexander leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Donnell Alexander built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron and Colorado State. The clearest part of Donnell Alexander's career...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Donnell Alexander, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado State. Donnell Alexander leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,845
- Rushing yards
- 1,514
- Receiving yards
- 331
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Donnell Alexander quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,845
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Blue Springs South · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Blue Springs South · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 497 scrimmage yards · RB 184th (top 33%) · Mid-American 52nd (top 23%) · National 488th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado State | 9 | 742 | 587 | 155 | 4 | 78.9 |
| 2013 Postseason | Colorado State | 11 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 558 | 397 | 161 | 3 | 62.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Akron | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 49.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 474 | 476 | -2 | 2 | 49.7 |
Related Context
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Donnell Alexander played RB for Colorado State and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donnell Alexander recorded 1,514 rushing yards, 331 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 742 primary output with 54.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado State, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · Akron
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
45.2
Efficiency
42
Usage
16.5
Consistency
42.6
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 23. Oklahoma: 16. Savannah St: 78. Louisiana: 68. Ohio: 1. Eastern Michigan: 78. Bowling Green: 14. Massachusetts: 3. Miami (OH): 33. Buffalo: 143. Kent State: 40
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 9 by 26.6. Oklahoma: 7 by 23.8. Savannah St: 11 by 73.9. Louisiana: 14 by 53.9. Ohio: 1 by 10.4. Eastern Michigan: 21 by 38.7. Bowling Green: 7 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 1 by 31.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 68.8. Buffalo: 24 by 62.1. Kent State: 8 by 52.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.3 · Games = 8 · +47.9 vs Losses
Losses10.3 · Games = 3 · -47.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
73.9 vs Savannah St
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/22 | @ Utah State | W 23-21 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 1 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Kent State | W 20-0 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-21 | 24 | 143 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6.0 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | W 37-28 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Massachusetts | W 17-13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Bowling Green | L 10-59 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 47-21 | 21 | 78 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Ohio | L 12-14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Louisiana | W 35-14 | 13 | 70 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Savannah St | W 52-9 | 11 | 78 | 7.10 | 0 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Oklahoma | L 3-41 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
Player Story
Donnell Alexander story
Donnell Alexander built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron and Colorado State. The clearest part of Donnell Alexander's career was his backfield work: 1,514 rushing yards, 295 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 331 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Colorado 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 331 receiving yards and 148 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron and Colorado State.
The arc is straightforward: Donnell Alexander 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Colorado State
2011-2013
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2014-2015
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado State | 742 | 54.9 | 31.5 | 742 |
| 2013 Postseason | Colorado State | 606 | 63.8 | 13 | -136 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado State | 606 | 63.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | -606 |
| 2015 Postseason | Akron | 497 | 42 | 16.5 | 497 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 497 | 42 | 16.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 11 · W 33-11 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147
Scrimmage Yards
89.3 takeover
147 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
#2
vs Buffalo
Week 12 · W 42-21 · Conference game
143
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
143 scrimmage yards and 38.7 usage.
#3
@ Wyoming
Week 10 · L 31-45 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
137 scrimmage yards and 54.8 usage.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 24-20 · Conference game
112
Scrimmage Yards
74.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
112 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 8 · W 52-22 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
74.8 takeover
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Colorado State
742 primary output · 54.9 efficiency · 31.5 usage
78.9
#2
2013 Postseason · Colorado State
62.2
606 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Colorado State
62.2
606 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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