Running back, East Tennessee State, 2021–⁠24

Bryson Irby

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Douglasville, GA

Bryson Irby played running back at East Tennessee State (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. North Dakota State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. North Dakota State, 2024

Team titles: Southern champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022East Tennessee State281264.5236
2023East Tennessee State954845.1470
2024East Tennessee State1457635.3661
Career2681,3735.11270

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022East Tennessee State4276.8011
2023East Tennessee State3134.309
2024East Tennessee State9455.0020
Career16855.3020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022East Tennessee State7RBYr 2
2023East Tennessee State7RBYr 3
2024East Tennessee State7RBSo. (Yr 4)6′0″205

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
2022East Tennessee State (FCS)210.07––1.46%
2023East Tennessee State (FCS)95-0.026th (n=450)0.17-1.521%
2024East Tennessee State (FCS)1250.1752nd (n=434)0.1620.620%

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

2024 East Tennessee State 11 games, 763 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atApp StateL 10–⁠38124001010
Sep 7vs.UVA WiseW 61–⁠077102417
Sep 14vs.North Dakota StateL 35–⁠3815147361––
Sep 21atElonW 34–⁠141696132––
Sep 28atThe CitadelW 34–⁠1714126158––
Oct 5vs.ChattanoogaL 10–⁠1773502010
Oct 26atWoffordW 24–⁠7176701122
Nov 2atMercerL 31–⁠3771106––
Nov 9vs.Western CarolinaW 24–⁠212179014110
Nov 16vs.FurmanL 21–⁠24143808120
Nov 23atVMIW 16–⁠9155311326
2023 East Tennessee State 8 games, 484 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atJacksonville StateL 3–⁠49164601219
Sep 16atAustin PeayL 3–⁠6321106––
Sep 30atSamfordL 28–⁠4216126370––
Oct 7vs.MercerL 6–⁠2492906––
Oct 14vs.WoffordW 41–⁠101713715611
Oct 21atChattanoogaL 3–⁠341882012––
Oct 28atFurmanL 8–⁠16113701813
Nov 18vs.The CitadelW 35–⁠2361606––

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Carson Newman, so that game is not listed.

2022 East Tennessee State 7 games, 126 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Mars HillW 44–⁠71−200215
Sep 17vs.FurmanL 14–⁠272302––
Sep 24atRobert MorrisW 45–⁠3726113111
Oct 1vs.ChattanoogaL 16–⁠24446136––
Oct 15atMercerL 33–⁠55626016––
Oct 22vs.SamfordL 45–⁠5562009––
Oct 29atWoffordL 41–⁠48270511

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

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