Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2013-2016Purdue
David Yancey
RB • 5'10" • Schererville, IN, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
David Yancey leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 67.4 efficiency.
Efficiency
67.4
Consistency
64.3
Season Value
58.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Scouting Read
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David Yancey, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. David Yancey leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 67.4 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Purdue paired 100 primary output with 67.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 67.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
14.3
Efficiency
67.4
Usage
3.1
Consistency
64.3
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 29. Nevada: 9. Maryland: 2. Illinois: 17. Penn State: 19. Northwestern: 11. Indiana: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 3 by 68.4. Nevada: 1 by 87.5. Maryland: 1 by 20.8. Illinois: 2 by 70.8. Penn State: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 4 by 24. Indiana: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins13 · Games = 2 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses14.8 · Games = 5 · +1.8 vs Wins
First Half14.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half14.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
100 vs Indiana
Career Arc
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- 1
Purdue
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 24 | 23.7 | 3.1 | 24 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 100 | 67.4 | 3.1 | 76 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Cincinnati
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29
Primary metric
29 scrimmage yards and 5.3 usage.
#2
Penn State
19
Primary metric
Loss with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
19 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#3
Illinois
21
Primary metric
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.
#4
Indiana
13
Primary metric
Loss with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
13 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.
#5
Illinois
17
Primary metric
Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
100 primary output · 67.4 efficiency · 3.1 usage
58.2
#2
2014 Regular Season · Purdue
50
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Purdue
17.4
24 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8325
Mays · Atlanta, GA
- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
124
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.