Daniel Hishaw Jr. is a Committee Back for Kansas. Daniel's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 108 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.18 from the first to second half of the season.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFresno State | W31-7 | 1.8 | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -0.07 |
| 1 | vsWagner | W46-7 | — | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 1 | — | — | — | -0.07 |
| 2 | @Missouri | L31-42 | 14.4 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -0.46 |
| 4 | vsWest Virginia | W41-10 | -6.8 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.05 |
| 7 | @Texas Tech | L17-42 | 27.6 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.20 |
| 9 | vsKansas State | L17-42 | 7.0 | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | — |
| 10 | vsOklahoma State | W38-21 | -15.1 | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| 11 | @Arizona | L20-24 | 12.0 | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.03 |
| 13 | @Iowa State | L14-38 | 9.9 | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.24 |
| 14 | vsUtah | L21-31 | 22.2 | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.11 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.10
- Passing downs
- 0.19
- Pass / Rush EPA
- -0.47 / 0.14
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).