Running back, Austin Peay (from Western Kentucky, Jacksonville State), 2018–⁠22

Joshua Samuel

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Greenville, SC

Joshua Samuel played running back at Western Kentucky (2018–⁠19), Jacksonville State (2020–⁠21) and Austin Peay (2022).

Career highs

163rushing yards, career highat Florida International, 2020

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2020; Atlantic Sun champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Western Kentucky1216395.3161
2019Western Kentucky6172.806
2020Jacksonville State271836.8221
2021Jacksonville State12463.8114
2022Austin Peay783494.5140
Career2441,2345.1561

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Western Kentucky393.006
2019Western Kentucky2105.005
2020Jacksonville State6457.5021
2021Jacksonville State284.006
2022Austin Peay4194.808
Career17915.4021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Western Kentucky3RBYr 1
2019Western Kentucky3RBYr 2
2020Jacksonville State3RBYr 3
2021Jacksonville State3RBYr 4
2022Austin Peay3RBSr. (Yr 5)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
2018Western Kentucky1260.0626th (n=300)0.156.914%0.00
2019Western Kentucky8-0.72––-5.7––
2020Jacksonville State (FCS)30.97––2.9––
2022Austin Peay (FCS)710.0523rd (n=470)0.143.412%–

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

2022 Austin Peay 10 games, 349 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27atWestern KentuckyL 27–⁠38207702427
Sep 10vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠072609––
Sep 17atAlabama A&MW 28–⁠372506––
Sep 24vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠2051106––
Oct 1atCentral ArkansasL 20–⁠4971717212
Oct 15vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠17946012––
Oct 29vs.Jacksonville StateL 16–⁠4071707––
Nov 5atNorth AlabamaW 38–⁠35867015––
Nov 12atKennesaw StateW 31–⁠14764040––
Nov 19atAlabamaL 0–⁠341−100––
2021 Jacksonville State 2 games, 46 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.UABL 0–⁠314130516
Sep 11atFlorida StateW 20–⁠1783311412
2020 Jacksonville State 2 games, 183 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3atFlorida StateL 24–⁠4122012017
Oct 23atFlorida InternationalW 19–⁠1025163121538

No box score in the source for Oct 10 vs. Mercer; Oct 17 at North Alabama; Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Tech; Mar 7 at Tennessee State; Mar 14 at UT Martin; Mar 21 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Mar 28 vs. Austin Peay; Apr 3 at Eastern Illinois; Apr 11 at Murray State; Apr 24 vs. Davidson; May 2 vs. Delaware, so those games are not listed.

2019 Western Kentucky 3 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Central ArkansasL 28–⁠352506210
Sep 14vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠381−200––
Nov 9atArkansasW 45–⁠1931406––
2018 Western Kentucky 12 games, 639 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atWisconsinL 3–⁠3431306––
Sep 8vs.MaineL 28–⁠313906––
Sep 15atLouisvilleL 17–⁠20746017––
Sep 22atBall StateW 28–⁠201991117––
Sep 29vs.MarshallL 17–⁠20104308––
Oct 13atCharlotteL 14–⁠4062901516
Oct 20vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠371587014––
Oct 27vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠381483022––
Nov 2atMiddle TennesseeL 10–⁠297280712
Nov 10atFlorida AtlanticL 15–⁠341510106111
Nov 17vs.UTEPW 40–⁠16938012––
Nov 24atLouisiana TechW 30–⁠151371016––

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

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