Running back, South Alabama (from Tulane), 2021–⁠25

Iverson Celestine

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Mandeville, LA

Iverson Celestine played running back at Tulane (2021–⁠23) and South Alabama (2024–⁠25).

Team titles: American champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Tulane201115.5026
2022Tulane773064.0029
2023Tulane4174.3011
2024South Alabama6213.516
Career1074554.3129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Tulane23RBYr 1
2022Tulane23RBYr 2
2023Tulane23RBYr 3
2024South Alabama23RBYr 4
2025South Alabama23RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″224

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
2021Tulane70.14––1.0––
2022Tulane82-0.093rd (n=470)0.14-7.611%0.02
2023Tulane5-0.92––-4.6––
2024South Alabama80.36––2.9––

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

2024 South Alabama 4 games, 21 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.North TexasL 38–⁠52––––––
Sep 7atOhioL 20–⁠271−10010
Sep 12vs.Northwestern StateW 87–⁠101606118
Sep 19atApp StateW 48–⁠1441616––
2023 Tulane 2 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.South AlabamaW 37–⁠17314011––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 20–⁠411303––
2022 Tulane 11 games, 306 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠10646012––
Sep 10vs.Alcorn StateW 52–⁠01143014––
Sep 17atKansas StateW 17–⁠10145208––
Sep 24vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠275220718
Sep 30atHoustonW 27–⁠24739012––
Oct 8vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠97403110
Oct 15atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠312402––
Nov 5atTulsaW 27–⁠131240015––
Nov 12vs.UCFL 31–⁠385150728
Nov 17vs.SMUW 59–⁠24739029––
Dec 3vs.UCFW 45–⁠281202––
2021 Tulane 3 games, 111 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.Morgan StateW 69–⁠201377026––
Sep 18atOle MissL 21–⁠611303––
Nov 20vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠14631015––

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

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