Running back, Virginia (from Northern Illinois, Wyoming), 2020–⁠25

Harrison Waylee

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Johnston, IA

Harrison Waylee played running back at Northern Illinois (2020–⁠22), Wyoming (2023–⁠24) and Virginia (2025).

At a glance

Best season
947
Rushing yards, 2023 (Wyoming, 9–⁠4)
Best game
230 yards
At Ball State, week 5, 2022: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

230rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 20223rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. William & Mary, 202510catches, career highvs. Toledo, 202296receiving yards, career highvs. Toledo, 2022

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northern Illinois1074564.3128
2021Northern Illinois1015745.7475
2022Northern Illinois1658995.4576
2023Wyoming1649475.8575
2024Wyoming633235.1136
2025Virginia1185564.7697
Career7183,7555.22297

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northern Illinois8617.6116
2021Northern Illinois166.006
2022Northern Illinois171197.0025
2023Wyoming12665.5012
2024Wyoming252.503
2025Virginia9394.307
Career492966.0125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Northern Illinois21RBYr 1
2021Northern Illinois21RBYr 2
2022Northern Illinois21RBYr 3
2023Wyoming21RBYr 4
2024Wyoming21RBYr 5
2025Virginia21RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″212

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
2020Northern Illinois119-0.058th (n=212)0.14-5.927%0.03
2021Northern Illinois1040.1856th (n=277)0.1618.632%0.25
2022Northern Illinois1820.2068th (n=470)0.1437.325%0.22
2023Wyoming1720.1030th (n=450)0.1716.730%0.19
2024Wyoming640.2062nd (n=434)0.1612.624%0.20
2025Virginia1330.0845th (n=576)0.1011.014%0.08

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Virginia39%2.800.901.2016%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Virginia 13 games, 556 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Coastal CarolinaW 48–⁠771817––
Sep 13vs.William & MaryW 55–⁠1610151397––
Sep 20vs.StanfordW 48–⁠2094501412
Sep 26vs.Florida StateW 46–⁠3841504––
Oct 4atLouisvilleW 30–⁠272−600––
Oct 18vs.Washington StateW 22–⁠20430122––
Oct 25atNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠163120515
Nov 1atCaliforniaW 31–⁠21143901015
Nov 8vs.Wake ForestL 9–⁠1631005––
Nov 15atDukeW 34–⁠17166201917
Nov 29vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠71546010––
Dec 6vs.DukeL 20–⁠27116601928
Dec 27 ✦vs.MissouriW 13–⁠72068118312
2024 Wyoming 4 games, 323 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 2atNew MexicoW 49–⁠4527170136––
Nov 15atColorado StateL 10–⁠2481505––
Nov 23vs.Boise StateL 13–⁠17166901212
Nov 30atWashington StateW 15–⁠14126901713
2023 Wyoming 10 games, 947 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16atTexasL 10–⁠3118110162––
Sep 23vs.App StateW 22–⁠191715617517
Sep 30vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠2618191166––
Oct 7vs.Fresno StateW 24–⁠192283016214
Oct 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠3210180811
Nov 3vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠1529128020112
Nov 10atUNLVL 14–⁠34829071−1
Nov 18vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠91170128111
Nov 25atNevadaW 42–⁠61371114219
Dec 30 ✦vs.ToledoW 16–⁠15189101833
2022 Northern Illinois 11 games, 899 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠27148315417
Sep 10atTulsaL 35–⁠3851701317
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠3817520121−3
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠31186309––
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠443023036810
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠5213270101096
Oct 15atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠101615817616
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24189702113
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠352013603413
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠296905––
Nov 26vs.AkronL 12–⁠44827011––
2021 Northern Illinois 5 games, 574 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atGeorgia TechW 22–⁠2127144135––
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠502617927516
Sep 18atMichiganL 10–⁠631234010––
Sep 25vs.MaineW 41–⁠1423130115––
Oct 2vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠201387031––
2020 Northern Illinois 6 games, 456 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠491366015––
Nov 11vs.Central MichiganL 10–⁠40102309––
Nov 18atBall StateL 25–⁠31176302814
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠302568022327
Dec 5vs.ToledoL 24–⁠4119114128324
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠412312201916

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

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