Running back, Mississippi State, 2014–⁠18

Dontavian Lee

Number
No. 28
Height
6′1″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Hattiesburg, MS

Dontavian Lee played running back at Mississippi State (2014–⁠18).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Mississippi State221376.2024
2016Mississippi State7273.909
2017Mississippi State16644.019
2018Mississippi State19824.3113
Career643104.8224

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Mississippi State310000
2017Mississippi State520000
2018Mississippi State520000
Career1350000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Mississippi State28RBRS
2015Mississippi State28RBFr.
2016Mississippi State28RBSo.
2017Mississippi State28RBJr.
2018Mississippi State28RBSr.6′1″230

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
2015Mississippi State240.20––4.84%
2016Mississippi State9-0.17––-1.5–
2017Mississippi State17-0.01––-0.2–
2018Mississippi State19-0.07––-1.4–

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

2018 Mississippi State 6 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1vs.Stephen F. AustinW 63–⁠66291300
Sep 15vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠10240–––
Oct 27vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠13–––200
Nov 3vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠3270–––
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠67380–––
Nov 22atOle MissW 35–⁠3240–––
2017 Mississippi State 8 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠0241100
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠212150–––
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠7370–––
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 3–⁠31170–––
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠103120–––
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠73100300
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14140100
Nov 18atArkansasW 28–⁠21150–––
2016 Mississippi State 7 games, 27 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 8vs.AuburnL 14–⁠382140–––
Oct 14atBYUL 21–⁠28––––––
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠40280–––
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠41130100
Nov 5vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠28–––100
Nov 12atAlabamaL 3–⁠51220–––
Nov 19vs.ArkansasL 42–⁠58–––100
2015 Mississippi State 8 games, 137 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 5atSouthern MissW 34–⁠16160–––
Sep 12vs.LSUL 19–⁠21––––––
Sep 19vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠135570–––
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30200–––
Oct 10vs.TroyW 45–⁠175440–––
Oct 17vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠203210–––
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠16570–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 51–⁠28120–––

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

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