Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SENIOR IN 2019
First team All-Ohio Valley Conference pick by coaches and communications directors and Phil Steele … capped his career with 2,707 rushing yards, 12th on EKU’s all-time rushing list … started all 12 games … totaled 1,238 rushing yards on 214 carries (5.8 yards/carry) and eight touchdowns … caught 28 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown … led the OVC and was 10th in the nation in rushing yards … was the only player in the conference to rush for 1,000 yards, finishing with 343 more yards than any other … third in the OVC in all-purpose yards (119.6 per game) and fifth in the OVC in rushing touchdowns … ranked 12th in the country in yards per game, 25th in yards per carry and 61st in rushing touchdowns … ran for a career-best, and eclipsed the 2,000-yard career rushing mark, with 202 yards against Tennessee State (Sept. 28) … eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark six times in 12 games … had 103 yards on 13 carries at Indiana State (Sept. 14) … scored two touchdowns while rushing for 145 yards against No. 25 Austin Peay (Nov. 2).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018
Third team All-Ohio Valley Conference by Phil Steele … appeared in all 11 games … started three times at running back and once at slot receiver … second on the team with 651 rushing yards … carried the ball 144 times for an average of 4.5 yards per carry … scored five rushing touchdowns … caught 12 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns … was fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing yards and fifth in rushing yards per game (59.2) … averaged 23 yards on four kickoff returns … rushed for 125 yards on 14 carries in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … had 168 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns in a near upset of Bowling Green (Sept. 15) … the first Colonel to rush for 150 or more yards in a game since Nov. 15, 2014 … scored two touchdowns while running for 74 yards in a win at Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 13) … caught touchdown passes against No. 8 Jacksonville State (Oct. 6) and at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 17).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017
Saw action in all 11 games and started five times … totaled a team-best 558 rushing yards on 110 attempts and scored three touchdowns … his average of 5.1 yards per carry was the highest among running backs on the team with 10 or more carries … longest run was a 72-yarder … also caught 18 passes for 167 yards and had one touchdown reception … returned four kickoffs for 125 yards, an average of 31.25 per return … had four receptions for 59 yards and caught a touchdown pass at No. 3 Jacksonville State (Oct. 14) … rushed for what was then a career-best 137 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown in a Homecoming victory over Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 21) … set a new career-high one week later with 144 yards on 21 carries, including a 72-yard run, at Murray State (Oct. 28) … scored two rushing touchdowns and finished with 70 yards at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 4) … had 102 kickoff return yards on three returns at No. 3 Jacksonville State (Oct. 14), registering a 55-yard and a 40-yard return.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016
Played in nine games as a true freshman … third on the team with 260 rushing yards … averaged 6.0 yards per carry and scored a team-best five rushing touchdowns … lost just eight yards over the course of 43 carries … caught six passes for 62 yards … returned one kickoff for 30 yards … scored his first collegiate touchdown on a one-yard run at Ball State (Sept. 17) … totaled 122 all-purpose yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 15), rushing for 68 yards and catching four passes for 54 yards … his three-yard touchdown run late in the game got the Colonels within seven points … had a season-best 109 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdowns at Austin Peay (Nov. 12).

HIGH SCHOOL
First team All-Ohio as a senior … first team all-division, first team all-conference, first team All-Southwest District, first team all-region and team MVP his senior season while helping Wayne High School reach the state finals … earned all-city, first team All-Southwest District and second team All-Ohio after rushing for 1,204 yards on 113 carries his junior season … had 954 yards on 74 carries as a sophomore on his way to all-city and All-Southwest District honors.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Daryl Dawayne McCleskey Jr. ... son of Daryl and Antoinette McCleskey ... has four brothers – Donye, David, Davonte and Darione, and two sisters – Destiny and Nai' Quesha … majoring in general studies.