Colorado State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Dawkins, Dalyn
Jersey Number 1
Dalyn Dawkins
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Trinity HS
- Prev School:
- Purdue
Bio
Career Highs:
2015 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games and started nine at running back, rushing for 867 yards on 170 carries (5.1 average) with two rushing touchdowns... Added 24 receptions for 178 yards and a receiving touchdown... topped the 100-yard rushing mark four times with a high of 151 vs. UNLV (11/14).
2013 (Purdue): Played in all 12 games as a freshman at Purdue... Rushed 32 times for 115 yards, the third-most rushing yards on the team... Caught nine passes for 84 yards.
High School:
- Carries: 32- Boise State, 2017
- Rushing Yards: 191- Nevada, 2017
- Longest Rush: 76- Air Force, 2017
- Receptions: 6- Colorado, 2015
- Longest Reception: 38- Nevada, 2017
- Receiving Yards: 64- Wyoming, 2016
- All-Purpose Yards: 229- Nevada, 2017
- 100-yard rushing games: 16 (4 in 2015, 5 in 2016, 7 in 2017)
- Scored a rushing and receiving touchdown in the season-opening win against Oregon State (Aug. 26).
- Rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown in the win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 9).
- Gained 100 all-purpose yards against No. 1 Alabama (Sept. 16), including a team-high 59 yards on the ground.
- Eclipsed 100 rushing yards for the first time this season, going for 130 yards and a touchdown in the win at Hawai'i (Sept. 30).
- Recorded his second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance with 121 in the win at Utah State (Oct. 7).
- Rushed for a career-high 191 rushing yards in the win over Nevada (Oct. 14).
- Also recorded a 38-yard reception—the longest of his career—giving him a career-high 229 all-purpose yards.
- Scored his fifth touchdown of the season and rushed for more than 100 yards for the fourth time this season, posting 141 yards on the ground on just 13 carries against Air Force (Oct. 28).
- His 76-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the longest rush of his career.
- Carried 29 times and rushed for 154 yards at Wyoming (Nov. 4), his fifth time in the last six games eclipsing the 100-yard mark.
- Recorded a career-high 32 carries which went for 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Boise State (Nov. 11).
- Also recorded four catches for 67 yards.
- Rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while pulling in three catches for 37 yards in the win over San Jose State (Nov. 18).
- Accounted for 132 all-purpose yards in the season opener against Colorado (Sept. 2)
- Rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown against UTSA (Sept. 10)
- Recorded 99 all-purpose yards against Wyoming (Oct. 1), including 35 on the ground and two receptions for 64 yards
- Rushed for a season-high 125 yards against Utah State (Oct. 8), the first 100+ yard rushing performance by a CSU back on the season
- Accounted for 157 all-purpose yards against Boise State (Oct. 15), including 66 yards rushing, 24 yards receiving with a touchdown, and 67 kick return yards
- Rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns against Air Force (Nov. 12), the first multi-touchdown game of his career
- Was one of three CSU running backs to rush for 100+ yards (102) in a win against New Mexico (Nov. 19)
- Rushed for 103 yards on just 15 carries in a win against SDSU (Nov. 26), his third consecutive game over 100 yards rushing, fourth of the season and eighth of his career.
- Carried the ball 16 times for 118 yards and a touchdown in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, his fourth consecutive game with 100 yards rushing
2015 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games and started nine at running back, rushing for 867 yards on 170 carries (5.1 average) with two rushing touchdowns... Added 24 receptions for 178 yards and a receiving touchdown... topped the 100-yard rushing mark four times with a high of 151 vs. UNLV (11/14).
- Accounted for 110 total yards of offense against Minnesota (9/12), rushing 19 times for 92 yards and pulling in four catches for 18 yards... Scored his first career touchdown to give CSU an early 7-0 lead.
- Rushed for 118 yards on 20 carries while also recording career highs for receptions (6), and receiving yards (59) against Colorado (9/19)... Became the first Ram since Raymond Carter in 2010 to rush for 100 yards and add 50 receiving yards in a single game.
- Recorded 92 yards of total offense against Air Force (10/17), rushing for 47 yards and pulling in three catches for 35 yards.
- Recorded a career-high 25 carries, which went for 140 yards, in a Border War win at Wyoming (11/7).
- Pulled in the first receiving touchdown of his career, as well as a career-high 151 rushing yards, in a win over UNLV (11/14).
- Rushed for 94 yards in a win at New Mexico (11/21), marking the third consecutive game in which he rushed for more than 90 yards.
2013 (Purdue): Played in all 12 games as a freshman at Purdue... Rushed 32 times for 115 yards, the third-most rushing yards on the team... Caught nine passes for 84 yards.
High School:
- Is a 2013 graduate of Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky.
- Ranked as the No. 36 running back nationally by Scout, and the No. 9 prep player out of Kentucky by Rivals.
- In his final high school season, rushed for 1,479 yards and scored 18 touchdowns... Also hauled in 38 receptions for 367 yards and five receiving touchdowns.
- Earned 2012 Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-Kentucky honors as a senior.
- Rated as a four-star recruit by Scout and earned three stars from Rivals.
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