Running back, Southeast Missouri State (from SMU), 2021–⁠25

Brandon Epton Jr.

Number
No. 3
Height
6′0″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Brandon Epton Jr. played running back at SMU (2021–⁠22) and Southeast Missouri State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

126rushing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee State, 20258catches, career highvs. Illinois State, 2024

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021SMU32942.9318
2022SMU5112.206
2024Southeast Missouri State612233.7127
2025Southeast Missouri State1405353.8680
Career2388633.61080

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021SMU11010.0010
2024Southeast Missouri State20844.2121
2025Southeast Missouri State221828.3134
Career432766.4234

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022SMU1210
2024Southeast Missouri State71570
2025Southeast Missouri State61360
Career143140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021SMU3RBYr 1
2022SMU3RBYr 2
2024Southeast Missouri State3RBYr 4
2025Southeast Missouri State3RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″198

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021SMU19-0.14––-2.8–
2022SMU5-0.28––-1.4–
2024Southeast Missouri State (FCS)470.08––3.715%
2025Southeast Missouri State (FCS)137-0.0710th (n=576)0.10-8.916%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Southeast Missouri State 12 games, 535 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atArkansas StateL 24–⁠4214611–––
Sep 6vs.North AlabamaW 30–⁠21112503160
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠416190–––
Sep 20vs.Southern IllinoisL 31–⁠59189401341
Sep 27atUT MartinL 10–⁠34131813240
Oct 11vs.Tennessee StateW 28–⁠12166922390
Oct 18vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠13144815360
Oct 25atTennessee TechL 23–⁠42380350
Nov 1vs.Charleston SouthernL 17–⁠23111104250
Nov 8atGardner-WebbL 24–⁠279610–––
Nov 15atWestern IllinoisW 22–⁠17131101–––
Nov 22vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠3012110130
2024 Southeast Missouri State 6 games, 223 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 24vs.North AlabamaW 37–⁠15164806220
Aug 31atNew Mexico StateL 16–⁠23121902−10
Sep 7vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠422−40–––
Nov 16vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠452212613261
Nov 23atTennessee StateL 21–⁠28320130
Nov 30vs.Illinois StateL 27–⁠3563208340
2022 SMU 4 games, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠10350–––
Sep 10vs.LamarW 45–⁠16260–––
Sep 24vs.TCUL 34–⁠42––––––
Oct 29atTulsaW 45–⁠34––––––
2021 SMU 6 games, 94 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠9461–––
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠1762701100
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠2612421–––
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠28260–––
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠28120–––
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 31–⁠347111–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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