Running back, South Carolina, 2018–⁠23

Dakereon Joyner

Lettered 2019–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
229 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
North Charleston, SC

Dakereon Joyner played running back at South Carolina (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

160passing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018South Carolina3248.0011
2019South Carolina291073.7141
2020South Carolina26130.5147
2021South Carolina18774.3017
2022South Carolina12564.7213
2023South Carolina501202.4516
Career1144453.9947

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019South Carolina6467.7013
2020South Carolina7557.9130
2021South Carolina242219.2124
2022South Carolina812015.0148
2023South Carolina211175.6027
Career665598.5348

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020South Carolina71650
2021South Carolina2480
2022South Carolina1120
2023South Carolina4640
Career142890

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018South Carolina1250.010.500
2019South Carolina162857.11686.000
2021South Carolina99100.016017.810
2022South Carolina5683.311519.210
Career314568.94449.920

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018South Carolina5RBYr 1
2019South Carolina5RBYr 2
2020South Carolina5RBYr 3
2021South Carolina5RBYr 4
2022South Carolina5RBYr 5
2023South Carolina5RBSr. (Yr 6)6′1″229

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018South Carolina50.12––0.6––
2019South Carolina71-0.0112th (n=287)0.13-0.411%–
2020South Carolina101.02––10.2––
2021South Carolina530.45––23.68%–
2022South Carolina240.99––23.86%–
2023South Carolina75-0.083rd (n=450)0.17-5.712%-0.06

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 South Carolina 10 games, 120 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠31122315130
Sep 9vs.FurmanW 47–⁠21114214530
Sep 16atGeorgiaL 14–⁠2451011−10
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 37–⁠3010241260
Sep 30atTennesseeL 20–⁠41210240
Oct 14vs.FloridaL 39–⁠413601110
Oct 21atMissouriL 12–⁠341103220
Oct 28atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30251390
Nov 4vs.Jacksonville StateW 38–⁠28330–––
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠16150–––
2022 South Carolina 7 games, 56 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠481301−10
Oct 29vs.MissouriL 10–⁠23––––––
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 38–⁠27180–––
Nov 12atFloridaL 6–⁠3821702731
Nov 19vs.TennesseeW 63–⁠3862122130
Nov 26atClemsonW 31–⁠301−10–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠451803350
2021 South Carolina 11 games, 24 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Eastern IllinoisW 46–⁠0390130
Sep 11atEast CarolinaW 20–⁠172205381
Sep 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠40–––4170
Oct 2vs.TroyW 23–⁠14–––1240
Oct 9atTennesseeL 20–⁠451−104400
Oct 16vs.VanderbiltW 21–⁠20–––3340
Oct 23atTexas A&ML 14–⁠44–––1160
Nov 13atMissouriL 28–⁠31–––190
Nov 20vs.AuburnW 21–⁠172301130
Nov 27vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠30–––3270
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 38–⁠2110640–––
2020 South Carolina 6 games, 7 returns, 165 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 41–⁠71471–––
Oct 17vs.AuburnW 30–⁠2211401−30
Oct 24atLSUL 24–⁠52–––180
Nov 7vs.Texas A&ML 3–⁠48–––170
Nov 14atOle MissL 42–⁠59––––––
Dec 5atKentuckyL 18–⁠41–––4431
2019 South Carolina 8 games, 107 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.North CarolinaL 20–⁠24–––240
Sep 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 72–⁠1045311120
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠47–––1130
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠346−40–––
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 20–⁠176280–––
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠7690–––
Nov 9vs.App StateL 15–⁠2031402170
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 6–⁠30470–––
2018 South Carolina 1 game, 24 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 17vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠93240–––

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

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