D.J. Crowther

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
Prev School:
Dartmouth
High School:
Christian Brothers HS

HONORS
2026 PFN Preseason Third Team All-Conference
American Conference Offensive Player of the week (2026, Week 3)

A transfer running back who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after four season at Dartmouth...played in 31 games form the Big Green logging 265 carries for 1,312 yards and 13 touchdowns while catching 21 passes for 127 yards.

2026: A preseason PFN Third Team All-Conference selection. Ran for three touchdowns vs Delaware State (9/19)...rushing the ball eight times for 101 yards, averaging 12.6 yards per carry…had 56 yards and two TD on his first three carries…earned American Conference Offensive Player of the week recognition…

2025 (DARTMOUTH): Emerged as one of Dartmouth’s top offensive weapons seeing action in 10 games …carried the ball 191 times for 929 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 120 yards...delivered multiple standout performances including a 143-yard, three-touchdown outing vs. New Hampshire, powering the Big Green’s 27-20 season-opening win... the first of his three 100-yard rushing games on the year...ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns vs. Central Connecticut State...ran for 86 yards and a touchdown at Penn...posted 63 yards rushing at Yale...posted 91 rushing yards and a touchdown vs. Fordham ...logged 103 yards on 18 carries vs. Columbia...ran for 96 yards and a touchdown vs. Princeton...scored twice with a career-high 197 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over Cornell.

2024 (DARTMOUTH): Played in seven games, finishing third on the Big Green with 249 rushing yards on 48 carries (5.2 average) … also had two touchdowns … added four receptions … began the season with nine carries for 79 yards and a touchdown against Fordham, including a long of 46 yards … had 52 yards on eight carries and a 33-yard touchdown at Columbia … finished with six carries for 45 yards, including a long of 31 yards, against Princeton … had seven carries for 31 yards in the season finale vs. Brown.

2023 (DARTMOUTH): Saw action in all 10 games … carried the ball 24 times for 129 yards and a touchdown … 129 yards were fifth on the Big Green … had 10 carries for 43 yards against Lehigh … carried the ball five times for 22 yards in the Ivy League opener at Penn … had 19 rush yards on four carries against Yale … finished with three carries for 47 yards in the season finale against Brown, including a 39-yard touchdown.

2022 (DARTMOUTH): Appeared in four games as a rookie … picked up a rushing yard on his first career carry against New Hampshire … had a 4-yard gain on the ground and another on a catch in the three-point loss to Princeton … also provided tackles on kickoff coverages against Harvard and Cornell.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Sacramento Player of the Year as a junior...earned team and league MVP awards, offensive MVP and all-league honors as a senior … won Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete Award … team captain … member of the National Honor Society … chose Dartmouth over offers from Army, Eastern Washington, New Mexico, Tennessee State, Idaho, Idaho State and Cal Poly.

PERSONAL: Given name is Darius ... born on March 11, 2004 in Fremont, California … son of Darius Sr. and Renisha Crowther is one of four brothers … cousin Julian Neal played at Fresno State, and another cousin Kevin Shaa played at Liberty and was in preseason camp with the Chicago Bears … considering economics major … likes river rafting, fishing, camping and crossword puzzles.