Running back, Western Michigan (from Michigan State), 2018–⁠22

La’Darius Jefferson

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
238 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Columbia, MS

La’Darius Jefferson played running back at Michigan State (2018–⁠19) and Western Michigan (2020–⁠22).

Career highs

159rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Michigan State782553.3227
2019Michigan State19251.325
2020Western Michigan1086135.7543
2021Western Michigan1858364.51026
2022Western Michigan562354.2517
Career4461,9644.42443

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Michigan State7294.108
2019Michigan State33411.3018
2020Western Michigan4184.506
2021Western Michigan33812.7023
2022Western Michigan55511.0025
Career221747.9025

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Michigan State3RBYr 1
2019Michigan State3RBYr 2
2020Western Michigan3RBYr 3
2021Western Michigan3RBYr 4
2022Western Michigan3RBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″238

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
2018Michigan State88-0.231st (n=300)0.15-20.311%-0.12
2019Michigan State24-0.16––-3.86%–
2020Western Michigan1160.2271st (n=212)0.1425.430%0.24
2021Western Michigan1870.2269th (n=277)0.1641.921%0.19
2022Western Michigan700.1345th (n=470)0.149.115%0.19

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 Western Michigan 7 games, 235 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 13–⁠3593101011
Sep 10atBall StateW 37–⁠30176639216
Sep 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠34735016––
Sep 24atSan José StateL 6–⁠34728010––
Oct 1vs.New HampshireW 44–⁠7636117238
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠45835113––
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠332404––
2021 Western Michigan 12 games, 836 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atMichiganL 14–⁠47103818––
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠01810622115
Sep 18atPittsburghW 44–⁠412278213––
Sep 25vs.San José StateW 23–⁠3125218––
Oct 2atBuffaloW 24–⁠172396117233
Oct 9vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠452165111––
Oct 16vs.Kent StateW 64–⁠311862113––
Oct 23atToledoL 15–⁠3492809––
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠421156111––
Nov 9vs.AkronW 45–⁠401999016––
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠221286022––
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠211070026––
2020 Western Michigan 6 games, 613 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4atAkronW 58–⁠13970132––
Nov 11vs.ToledoW 41–⁠38523011––
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠4433150025––
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 30–⁠271581143––
Dec 5vs.Eastern MichiganL 42–⁠532113021712
Dec 12atBall StateL 27–⁠3025159116316
2019 Michigan State 6 games, 25 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TulsaW 28–⁠77805229
Sep 7vs.Western MichiganW 51–⁠17592415
Sep 14vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠101101––
Sep 21atNorthwesternW 31–⁠103302––
Sep 28vs.IndianaW 40–⁠312405––
Oct 5atOhio StateL 10–⁠341000––
2018 Michigan State 11 games, 255 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8atArizona StateL 13–⁠1632005––
Sep 22atIndianaW 35–⁠21103406––
Sep 29vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠2013561151−3
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternL 19–⁠296150928
Oct 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠17156012717
Oct 20vs.MichiganL 7–⁠212403––
Oct 27vs.PurdueW 23–⁠13540318
Nov 3atMarylandW 24–⁠311300712
Nov 10vs.Ohio StateL 6–⁠262404––
Nov 17atNebraskaL 6–⁠97160617
Nov 24vs.RutgersW 14–⁠1041205––

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

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