Running back, Samford, 2019–23
Jay Stanton
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Crestview, FL
Jay Stanton played running back at Samford (2019–23).
Career highs
193rushing yards, career highvs. UT Martin, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. The Citadel, 20237catches, career highat Chattanooga, 2022Team titles: Southern champions, 2022
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Samford | 20 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Samford | 20 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Samford | 20 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Samford | 20 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 190 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Samford (FCS) | 11 | -0.55 | – | – | -6.0 | – |
| 2021 | Samford (FCS) | 10 | 0.18 | – | – | 1.8 | – |
| 2022 | Samford (FCS) | 177 | 0.03 | 18th (n=470) | 0.14 | 4.8 | 22% |
| 2023 | Samford (FCS) | 163 | 0.24 | 70th (n=450) | 0.17 | 38.7 | 23% |
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
2023 Samford 10 games, 944 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | L 7–30 | 7 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 13–45 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 24–47 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 42–28 | 25 | 177 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–10 | 19 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 21–27 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 27–14 | 21 | 146 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 37–7 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 21–28 | 16 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 27–17 | 15 | 193 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Shorter, so that game is not listed.
2022 Samford 12 games, 666 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 27–17 | 16 | 90 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 0–33 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–12 | 14 | 86 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 34–27 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 28–14 | 16 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 55–45 | 17 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 38–3 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 34–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 35–24 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 50–44 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 48–42 | 16 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dec 9 | at | L 3–24 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Tennessee Tech, so that game is not listed.
2021 Samford 1 game, 21 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | at | L 52–70 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 16 at Wofford, so that game is not listed.
2019 Samford 1 game, 19 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | at | L 0–52 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 24 vs. Youngstown State; Aug 31 at Tennessee Tech; Sep 14 at Wofford; Sep 21 vs. Alabama A&M; Sep 28 vs. The Citadel; Oct 5 vs. Furman; Oct 12 at VMI; Oct 26 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 2 at Mercer; Nov 9 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 16 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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