Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 91 | — |
| Success rate | 36.3% | 291st / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 8.8% | 273rd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 19.8% | 256th / 332 |
| First downs | 21 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 19 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 6 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 6.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 88.9% | — |
| Success rate per target | 55.6% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Scott's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction95 carries
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  North Dakota State#72 · 7-2 | 8 | 38% | 95 | 364 | 3.8 | 5 | 36.3% |
| 2024 |  Kennesaw State#132 · 2-10 | 1 | 1% | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. DJ Scott's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
DJ Scott's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | W 33–7 | 5.8 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 |  Fordham | W 38–0 | 7.5 | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | @ Air Force | W 38–32 | 4.8 | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | @ Sacramento State | W 31–10 | 7.3 | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 |  Wyoming | W 28–0 | 6.3 | 20 | 73 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | @ UNLV | L 7–13 | 4.6 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Nevada | W 31–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 8 | @ New Mexico | L 16–21 | 2.3 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  UTEP | W 31–7 | 5.9 | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.6 | 95 | 364 | 3.8 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 11 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 95 | — |
| Yards | 364 | 160th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.8 | 250th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 82nd / 683 |
| Long | 42 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 65 | 1010th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 7.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Jacksonville State | ✓ RB | 68 | ~30 (20–39) | 15 | 44% |
| Wk 1 · Fordham | ✓ RB | 68 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 40% |
| Wk 2 · Air Force | ✓ RB | 60 | ~22 (15–29) | 13 | 37% |
| Wk 3 · Sacramento State | ✓ RB | 59 | ~31 (21–40) | 16 | 53% |
| Wk 5 · Wyoming | ✓ RB | 70 | ~46 (39–51) | 22 | 66% |
| Wk 6 · UNLV | ✓ RB | 61 | ~10 (2–19) | 4 | 16% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico | ✓ RB | 63 | ~28 (19–36) | 9 | 44% |
| Wk 9 · UTEP | — | 69 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 39% |
| Season | 7 GS | 588 | 221 (175–273) | 105 | 38% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Myles Mitchell | RB | FR | 95 | 398 | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | -0.04 |
| 7 | DJ Scott | RB | JR | 95 | 364 | 3.8 | 5 | 9 | +0.04 |
| 4 | Nyeoti Punni | RB | SR | 38 | 175 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | -0.12 |
| 32 | Barry Kpeenu | RB | SO | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | -0.11 |
| Brady Wavrunek | RB | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 4 | -0.14 | ||
| 34 | Jonathan Harvey | RB | SR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.18 |
| 22 | Charles Ross III | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Godson Rufus-Okomhanru | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Cortez LeGrant | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Gatlin Empey | FB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. North Dakota State depth chart →