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, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 29 | 107 | 3.7 | 1 | 41 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 50 | 120 | 2.4 | 5 | 16 |
| Career | 114 | 445 | 3.9 | 9 | 47 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 21 | 117 | 5.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 66 | 559 | 8.5 | 3 | 48 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina | 7 | 165 | 0 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 289 | 0 | |
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 168 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 160 | 17.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 115 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 45 | 68.9 | 444 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | South Carolina | 5 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Carolina | 5 | 0.12 | – | – | 0.6 | – | – |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 71 | -0.01 | 12th (n=287) | 0.13 | -0.4 | 11% | – |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 10 | 1.02 | – | – | 10.2 | – | – |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 53 | 0.45 | – | – | 23.6 | 8% | – |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 24 | 0.99 | – | – | 23.8 | 6% | – |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 75 | -0.08 | 3rd (n=450) | 0.17 | -5.7 | 12% | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 17–31 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 47–21 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 37–30 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 20–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 39–41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 12–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 17–30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 38–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 South Carolina 7 games, 56 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 7–48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 10–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 38–27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 6–38 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 63–38 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 31–30 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 38–45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
2021 South Carolina 11 games, 24 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 46–0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 13–40 | – | – | – | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 23–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 20–45 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 21–20 | – | – | – | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 14–44 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 28–31 | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 21–17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 0–30 | – | – | – | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 38–21 | 10 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 South Carolina 6 games, 7 returns, 165 yards
2019 South Carolina 8 games, 107 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 20–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 72–10 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 23–47 | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 14–34 | 6 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 20–17 | 6 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 15–20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 6–30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 South Carolina 1 game, 24 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 49–9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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