Running back, Samford (from Murray State), 2020–⁠24

Damonta Witherspoon

Number
No. 31
Height
5′10″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
East Saint Louis, IL

Damonta Witherspoon played running back at Murray State (2020–⁠22) and Samford (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

157rushing yards, career highat Lindenwood, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Mercer, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Murray State29903.119
2022Murray State1465804.0129
2023Samford682934.3331
2024Samford1184473.8533
Career3611,4103.91033

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Murray State252.505
2022Murray State7557.9033
2023Samford6152.509
2024Samford261295.0135
Career412045.0135

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Murray State31RBYr 1
2022Murray State31RBYr 2
2023Samford31RBYr 3
2024Samford31RBSo. (Yr 4)5′10″206

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
2021Murray State (FCS)17-0.12––-2.1–
2022Murray State (FCS)104-0.102nd (n=470)0.14-10.723%
2023Samford (FCS)680.1751st (n=450)0.1711.612%
2024Samford (FCS)135-0.047th (n=434)0.16-5.619%

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 Samford 11 games, 447 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atWest GeorgiaL 29–⁠38828011210
Sep 7atFloridaL 7–⁠45926112313
Sep 14vs.Alabama StateW 12–⁠72312613317
Oct 5vs.VMIW 27–⁠372801325
Oct 12atEast Tennessee StateL 28–⁠3182309316
Oct 19vs.MercerW 55–⁠35194729352
Oct 26atThe CitadelL 11–⁠28941010423
Nov 2vs.WoffordL 13–⁠17123102220
Nov 9vs.Tennessee TechL 7–⁠2771701022
Nov 16atChattanoogaW 36–⁠13113211222
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaL 42–⁠475480212−1

No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.

2023 Samford 9 games, 293 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9atWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠305503––
Sep 16atAuburnL 13–⁠45530022––
Sep 23vs.ChattanoogaL 24–⁠4716061−1
Oct 7atWoffordW 31–⁠10199511513
Oct 14vs.FurmanL 21–⁠278220714
Oct 21atVMIW 27–⁠14114219––
Oct 28vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠77120629
Nov 11atMercerL 21–⁠2832712210
Nov 18vs.UT MartinW 27–⁠17954031––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Shorter, so that game is not listed.

2022 Murray State 9 games, 580 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atTexas TechL 10–⁠631339011––
Sep 24vs.Eastern IllinoisL 21–⁠3551001216
Oct 1atSE LouisianaL 14–⁠481774017237
Oct 8vs.UT MartinL 16–⁠4551706––
Oct 15atAustin PeayL 17–⁠521316082−2
Oct 22atLindenwoodL 18–⁠332815702914
Oct 29vs.Tennessee StateW 19–⁠32899012––
Nov 12vs.Robert MorrisW 27–⁠91980120110
Nov 19atSoutheast Missouri StateL 22–⁠521888025––
2021 Murray State 2 games, 90 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atCincinnatiL 7–⁠4216520915
Sep 18atBowling GreenL 10–⁠2713381910

No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Oct 9 at UT Martin; Oct 30 at Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

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

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