Running back, Alabama State (from Southern), 2022–⁠25

Karl Ligon

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Prattville, AL

Karl Ligon played running back at Southern (2022) and Alabama State (2025).

Career highs

92rushing yards, career highvs. Alcorn State, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Southern1195504.6544
2025Alabama State492625.3241
Career1688124.8744

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Southern8243.0015
2025Alabama State89612.0134
Career161207.5134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Southern4RBYr 1
2025Alabama State4RBJr. (Yr 4)5′10″165

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
2022Southern (FCS)600.0318th (n=470)0.141.818%
2025Alabama State (FCS)630.1360th (n=576)0.108.310%

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

2025 Alabama State 10 games, 262 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atUABL 42–⁠522101211
Sep 6atSouthernW 30–⁠784901513
Sep 13vs.MilesW 37–⁠98360161−1
Sep 27atFlorida A&MW 42–⁠14535019––
Oct 4vs.Bethune-CookmanW 52–⁠35659241––
Oct 11atJackson StateL 34–⁠3851104246
Oct 25vs.Alabama A&MW 56–⁠13741012––
Nov 8vs.Texas SouthernW 42–⁠2431006––
Nov 22vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 44–⁠1331709237
Nov 27vs.TuskegeeW 58–⁠212302––

No box score in the source for Nov 15 at Mississippi Valley State, so that game is not listed.

2022 Southern 10 games, 550 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atLSUL 17–⁠657451111−2
Sep 17vs.Texas SouthernL 0–⁠2412570131−5
Oct 8atPrairie View A&MW 45–⁠131143112––
Oct 15vs.Alcorn StateW 21–⁠171692136––
Oct 22vs.Virginia LynchburgW 51–⁠7968144312
Oct 29atJackson StateL 0–⁠351766015––
Nov 5atFlorida A&ML 16–⁠301351010––
Nov 12vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 27–⁠71444035111
Nov 26vs.GramblingW 34–⁠1713571191−7
Dec 3atJackson StateL 24–⁠43727017115

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

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