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, 2022

Team titles: Southern champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Samford10191.906
2021Samford7213.005
2022Samford1556664.3549
2023Samford1439446.61061
Career3151,6505.21561

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Samford188.008
2021Samford24221.0140
2022Samford321675.2136
2023Samford211195.7132
Career563366.0340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Samford20RBYr 1
2021Samford20RBYr 3
2022Samford20RBYr 4
2023Samford20RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Samford (FCS)11-0.55––-6.0–
2021Samford (FCS)100.18––1.8–
2022Samford (FCS)1770.0318th (n=470)0.144.822%
2023Samford (FCS)1630.2470th (n=450)0.1738.723%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠307260–––
Sep 16atAuburnL 13–⁠457160230
Sep 23vs.ChattanoogaL 24–⁠47137311190
Sep 30vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠28251772220
Oct 7atWoffordW 31–⁠101910423150
Oct 14vs.FurmanL 21–⁠277150260
Oct 21atVMIW 27–⁠142114621−10
Oct 28vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠7139622171
Nov 11atMercerL 21–⁠28169805210
Nov 18vs.UT MartinW 27–⁠171519313370

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠17169002−40
Sep 10atGeorgiaL 0–⁠335120330
Sep 24vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠1214861–––
Oct 1atFurmanW 34–⁠2781703661
Oct 8vs.WoffordW 28–⁠14165915100
Oct 22atEast Tennessee StateW 55–⁠45178713100
Oct 29atThe CitadelW 38–⁠3157801100
Nov 5vs.VMIW 34–⁠15200130
Nov 12atChattanoogaW 35–⁠24189107380
Nov 19vs.MercerW 50–⁠4419620370
Dec 3vs.SE LouisianaW 48–⁠42165623210
Dec 9atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠249280130

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 13atFloridaL 52–⁠7072102421

No box score in the source for Oct 16 at Wofford, so that game is not listed.

2019 Samford 1 game, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 23atAuburnL 0–⁠5210190180

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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