Running back, UAB (from Mississippi State), 2019–⁠24

Lee Witherspoon

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Lee Witherspoon played running back at Mississippi State (2019–⁠20) and UAB (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Alabama A&M, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Mississippi State221014.6122
2020Mississippi State6355.8020
2022UAB15795.3233
2023UAB17523.1017
2024UAB351664.7015
Career954334.6333

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Mississippi State4379.3018
2020Mississippi State9495.4013
2023UAB6376.2012
2024UAB4123.008
Career231355.9018

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Mississippi State300000
2023UAB430000
2024UAB100000
Career830000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Mississippi State1150
2023UAB4540
2024UAB1220
Career6910

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Mississippi State5RBYr 1
2020Mississippi State5RBYr 2
2021UAB5RBYr 3
2022UAB5RBYr 4
2023UAB5RBYr 5
2024UAB5RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″225

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
2019Mississippi State260.04––0.94%
2020Mississippi State150.22––3.3–
2022UAB140.11––1.5–
2023UAB230.15––3.55%
2024UAB370.07––2.55%

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

2024 UAB 10 games, 166 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Alcorn StateW 41–⁠36350280
Sep 7atUL MonroeL 6–⁠32280–––
Sep 28vs.NavyL 18–⁠413180–––
Oct 5vs.TulaneL 20–⁠71230–––
Oct 12atArmyL 10–⁠445120–––
Oct 19atSouth FloridaL 25–⁠35490–––
Nov 9vs.UConnL 23–⁠312160–––
Nov 16atMemphisL 18–⁠531−10–––
Nov 23vs.RiceW 40–⁠145290240
Nov 30atCharlotteL 27–⁠295370–––
2023 UAB 9 games, 52 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.North Carolina A&TW 35–⁠63−10230
Sep 16vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠413120–––
Sep 30atTulaneL 23–⁠35––––––
Oct 7vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠354190190
Oct 14atUTSAL 20–⁠41––––––
Oct 21vs.MemphisL 21–⁠4531001120
Nov 4vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠42140–––
Nov 11atNavyL 6–⁠312802130
Nov 25atNorth TexasL 42–⁠45100–––
2022 UAB 4 games, 79 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Alabama A&MW 59–⁠08532–––
Sep 17vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠21130–––
Nov 19atLSUL 10–⁠411−40–––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 24–⁠205270–––
2020 Mississippi State 8 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠24––––––
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠28––––––
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠411004250
Nov 7vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17–––2110
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠31–––2110
Dec 12vs.AuburnL 10–⁠24–––120
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠323260–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaW 28–⁠26290–––
2019 Mississippi State 10 games, 101 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠157401–––
Sep 14vs.Kansas StateL 24–⁠31340–––
Sep 28atAuburnL 23–⁠56230–––
Oct 12atTennesseeL 10–⁠20–––1180
Oct 19vs.LSUL 13–⁠36–––2160
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 30–⁠49––––––
Nov 2atArkansasW 54–⁠245240–––
Nov 16vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠38–––130
Nov 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠71130–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠384170–––

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

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