Running back, Idaho, 2015–⁠18

Isaiah Saunders

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Ewa Beach, HI

Isaiah Saunders played running back at Idaho (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado State, 20163rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Colorado State, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Idaho13403.106
2016Idaho1597314.6929
2017Idaho1265064.0237
2018Idaho381223.2116
Career3361,3994.21237

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Idaho221.002
2016Idaho151489.9045
2017Idaho6457.5012
2018Idaho482.008
Career272037.5045

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Idaho110000
2017Idaho410000
2018Idaho100000
Career620000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Idaho21RB
2016Idaho21RB
2017Idaho21RB
2018Idaho21RB5′10″225

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
2015Idaho14-0.23––-3.3–
2016Idaho1570.1968th (n=259)0.1329.920%
2017Idaho134-0.094th (n=287)0.12-11.416%
2018Idaho (FCS)44-0.18––-8.033%

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 Idaho 2 games, 122 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atFresno StateL 13–⁠79248911518
Nov 17atFloridaL 10–⁠63143301630

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Western New Mexico; Sep 22 at UC Davis; Sep 29 vs. Portland State; Oct 6 at Idaho State; Oct 13 at Montana State; Oct 20 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 27 at Eastern Washington; Nov 3 vs. North Dakota; Nov 10 vs. Montana, so those games are not listed.

2017 Idaho 12 games, 506 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠61378018––
Sep 9vs.UNLVL 16–⁠4492709––
Sep 16atWestern MichiganL 28–⁠371065037––
Sep 23atSouth AlabamaW 29–⁠23186312218
Oct 7vs.LouisianaL 16–⁠211460015221
Oct 14vs.App StateL 20–⁠23521010––
Oct 21atMissouriL 21–⁠6891306––
Oct 28vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠23145201510
Nov 2atTroyL 21–⁠24830013––
Nov 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 7–⁠13618010216
Nov 25atNew Mexico StateL 10–⁠17618011––
Dec 2atGeorgia StateW 24–⁠101461118––
2016 Idaho 13 games, 731 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Montana StateW 20–⁠17534029––
Sep 10atWashingtonL 14–⁠594502254
Sep 17atWashington StateL 6–⁠56210514
Sep 24atUNLVW 33–⁠3041708––
Oct 1vs.TroyL 13–⁠34624010––
Oct 8atUL MonroeW 34–⁠312−20012
Oct 15vs.New Mexico StateW 55–⁠231259112––
Oct 22atApp StateL 19–⁠37730010214
Nov 5atLouisianaW 23–⁠132186116555
Nov 12atTexas StateW 47–⁠141889124114
Nov 26vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠31231423191−1
Dec 3vs.Georgia StateW 37–⁠12229901311
Dec 22 ✦vs.Colorado StateW 61–⁠503314732615
2015 Idaho 8 games, 40 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.OhioL 28–⁠45––––12
Sep 12atUSCL 9–⁠5931305––
Oct 3atArkansas StateL 35–⁠49––––––
Oct 24vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠13––––––
Oct 31atNew Mexico StateL 48–⁠552604––
Nov 7atSouth AlabamaL 45–⁠52––––––
Nov 21atAuburnL 34–⁠565120610
Nov 28vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠313903––

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

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