A Few Numbers

Look for a story out of Dartmouth's morning practice tonight on BGA Overtime. (LINK).

To hold you over until then on an otherwise quiet Saturday morning. . .

The list of annual Dartmouth rushing leaders on the program website hasn't been updated for the past two seasons, so given the solid season DJ Crowther had last fall I took the opportunity to do it myself and add him to the list:

Dartmouth's Annual Rushing Leaders Since 2000

Year	Name	Pos	Att	Yards	AVG	TD
2000	Michael Gratch ’02	RB	120	513	4.28	3
2001	Michael Gratch ’02	RB	194	916	4.72	6
2002	Mike Giles ’04	RB	151	586	3.88	4
2003	Chris Little ’05	RB	150	538	3.59	4
2004	Chad Gaudet ’08	RB	99	389	3.93	2
2005	Jason Bash ’07	RB	87	320	3.68	2
2006	Mike Fritz ’07	QB	101	410	4.10	2
2007	Milan Williams ’09	RB	123	657	5.34	3
2008	Milan Williams ’09	RB	95	310	3.26	2
2009	Nick Schwieger ’12	RB	139	626	4.50	2
2010	Nick Schwieger ’12	RB	242	1133	4.68	14
2011	Nick Schwieger ’12	RB	241	1310	5.44	10
2012	Dominick Pierre ’14	RB	166	830	5.00	9
2013	Dominick Pierre ’14	RB	214	1064	4.97	13
2014	Kyle Bramble ’16	RB	126	655	5.20	5
2015	Ryder Stone ’18	RB	75	375	5.00	8
2016	Miles Smith ’19	RB	99	516	5.21	3
2017	Ryder Stone ’18	RB	145	675	4.66	4
2018	Jared Gerbino ’20	QB	115	700	6.09	8
2019	Dakari Falconer ’21	RB	76	375	4.93	2
2021	Nick Howard ’23	QB	125	787	6.30	15
2022	Nick Howard ’23	QB	101	506	5.01	9
2023	Nick Howard ’23	QB	138	613	4.44	10
2024	Q Jones ‘25	RB	162	748	4.40	3
2025	DJ Crowther ‘26	RB	191	929	4.90	10

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The 98.5 The Sports Hub Newsletter has a piece headlined Patriots top 30 and local visit tracker

Keeping track of which prospects the New England Patriots are meeting with ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. From the "local visit tracker" section (LINK):

C Delby Lemieux, Dartmouth

"Lemieux is a compact, short-armed blocker, with functional movements and strain. He lacks ideal mass, which can lead to him falling off contact, but he takes accurate angles when fitting run blocks to wall off and shield. He stays coordinated in space to answer the varying tempo of rushers and does a nice job resetting his hands and feet once engaged. However, NFL power and length will bully him until he makes the proper improvements to protect his chest. He became the first Dartmouth player invited to the Senior Bowl in more than 40 years and held his own while taking his first snaps inside. Overall, Lemieux is a tackle-to-center projection at the next level, with balance issues but intriguing smarts, urgency and snap-and-step quickness. He is a practice-squad candidate as a rookie." (via The Beast/The Athletic)

Projection: UDFA

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EXTRA POINT

Griff the Wonder Dog loves to hike more than just about anything, but snow sticking between his toes makes life miserable for him if he spends too much time in the snow. With just a few small patches of the white stuff left on the mountain, I asked him yesterday if he wanted to "go for a hike," and his excitement was obvious. He'll turn 12 in a couple of weeks and he's a little slower going uphill than he used to be – who isn't? – but he thoroughly enjoyed himself.

Here is the proud boy after we reached the summit: