Donovan Delaney Jr. holds the RB · Depth spot in Kent State Golden Flashes’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Donovan Delaney Jr. logged a 8.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

Donovan Delaney Jr. is a running back for Kent State who transferred from Rutgers. The 5'11", 220-pound native of Middletown, Delaware played at St. Georges Tech before his college career. At Rutgers, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, his first season with the Golden Flashes, Delaney appeared in 9 games with 15 carries for 15 yards and 1 touchdown. He recorded a 4-yard touchdown at Ball State and posted a season-long run of 5 yards, averaging 1.0 yards per carry.