Usage Score
17.4
Player Dossier
2012-2016Rice
Darik Dillard
RB • 5'10" • San Antonio, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Darik Dillard leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.
Efficiency
50.4
Consistency
61.5
Season Value
47.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Darik Dillard, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rice. Darik Dillard leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Rice paired 805 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Rice
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
50.3
Efficiency
50.4
Usage
17.4
Consistency
61.5
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 18. Army: 57. Baylor: 132. North Texas: 67. UTSA: 7. Unknown: 43. Louisiana Tech: 35. Charlotte: 33. UTEP: 47. Stanford: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 11 by 20. Army: 9 by 67. Baylor: 15 by 86.7. North Texas: 19 by 36.7. UTSA: 2 by 36.5. Unknown: 12 by 37.3. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 40.5. Charlotte: 11 by 31.3. UTEP: 9 by 53.9. Stanford: 6 by 94.4
Split Comparison
Wins40 · n=2 · -14.3 vs Losses
Losses54.3 · n=7 · +14.3 vs Wins
First Half56.2 · n=5 · +11.8 vs Second Half
Second Half44.4 · n=5 · -11.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Stanford | L 17-41 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10.7 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UTEP | W 44-24 | 7 | 36 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Charlotte | W 22-21 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 16-61 | 9 | 35 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Unknown | — | 12 | 43 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UTSA | L 13-14 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs North Texas2+ TD | L 35-42 | 19 | 67 | 3.50 | 2 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Baylor100 rush yards | L 10-38 | 14 | 124 | 8.90 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.8 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | L 14-31 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Western Kentucky | L 14-46 | 9 | 19 | 2.10 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1.6 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Rice
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
201220132014201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rice | 434 | 51.1 | 10.3 | 434 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rice | 815 | 50.9 | 19.9 | 381 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 815 | 50.9 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 805 | 55.4 | 19.4 | -10 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 503 | 50.4 | 17.4 | -302 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Baylor
Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
132
Primary metric
132 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.
#2
Hawai'i
142
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
142 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.
#3
Florida Atlantic
150
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.
#4
Houston
61
Primary metric
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 13.4 usage.
#5
Florida Atlantic
62
Primary metric
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Rice
805 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 19.4 usage
60.5
#2
2014 Postseason · Rice
58.4
815 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 19.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rice
58.4
815 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 19.9 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.7826
MacArthur · San Antonio, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
2,557
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.