2009 -- Was named an All-MVC Honorable Mention selection as a return specialist ... Raced for 266 rushing yards on 74 attempts, an average of 3.6 yards per carry ... Tallied a season-long rush of 30 yards in the season opener against Quincy ... Averaged 24.2 rushing yards per game ... Was 1-for-2 passing on the season, including an electrifying 75-yard pass to Bryant Kent for a touchdown against Quincy ... Caught 15 passes for 124 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per catch ... Hauled in a 28-yard pass against North Dakota State ... Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark with 102 yards on the ground against Quincy ... Had 11 rushes for 51 yards against Youngstown State ... Caught three passes for 36 yards against North Dakota State and also had three receptions versus Eastern Illinois ... Tallied a pair of receptions versus Quincy and Youngstown State ... Had 19 kickoff returns for 514 yards, averaging 27.1 yards per return, including a 57-yard return against Eastern Illinois ... His 24.2 rushing yards per game ranked 20th in the MVFC ... Averaged 31 yards of total offense per game, good enough for 22nd in the league ... Led the Missouri Valley Football Conference with his 27.1 yards per kickoff return, which was fifth nationally ... Tallied 82.2 all-purpose yards per contest, which was 12th in the league.
2008 -- Named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week following the regular season finale against Missouri State in which he rushed for 237 yards on 29 attempts ... Averaged 8.2 yards per carry against the Bears, including a key 77-yard scamper in the fourth quarter which took the ball all the way down to the Missouri State one-yard line ... His 237 yards against MSU were the most by a Sycamore since Derrick Franklin posted the exact same total during the 1991 campaign and marked the first time an ISU player eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark in a game since 2006 ... Paced the team with 566 rushing yards on 114 carries ... Scored three touchdowns and averaged 51.5 rushing yards per game ... Came out of the backfield to catch 18 passes for 131 yards, an average of 7.3 yards per catch ... His 51.5 rushing yards per game average ranked 14th-best in the league and 97th nationally ... Amassed 55.3 yards of total offensive per game, which was 19th in the MVFC ... His 63.4 all-purpose yards per game were also 19th-best in the conference rankings ... At Youngstown State, recorded 110 yards on the ground on 17 carries .. Scored twice against Missouri State and once against Southeast Missouri State ... Caught a season-high seven passes for 61 yards in the annual Homecoming contest against South Dakota State ... Completed a 42-yard scoring pass against the Jackrabbits as well for a trick play touchdown.
2007 -- Sat out the season as a redshirt.
2006 -- Saw action in five games before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... Recorded 119 rushing yeards on 20 attempts ... Also caught a pair fo passes for a total of eight yards ... Posted 51 yards on eight attempts at Youngstown State.
High School -- A first-team All-Illinois selection as well as an all-conference and all-area performer ... Named his conference's Offensive Player of the Year, Star Offensive MVP ... Lettered three years in football, three years in baseball, and one year in basketball ... Holds the school's single-season rushing record of 2,070 yards and single season touchdown record fo 32 ... Scored 65 career touchdowns, and posted 4,774 career rushing yards.
Personal -- Born Darrius Tremayne Gates on October 27, 1987 to Shirley and Dennis Tremayne Gates in Chicago, Ill. ... Majoring in Physical Education ... Has three siblings that played collegiate basketball: Brother, Dennis, at Cal from 98-02; Brother, Armon, at Kent State from 01-05 ... Sister, RaShida, at Lewis from 95-99.
