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, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 1 | 22 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | UAB | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | UAB | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | UAB | 35 | 166 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 95 | 433 | 4.6 | 3 | 33 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | UAB | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | UAB | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 23 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | UAB | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| 2024 | UAB | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 91 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UAB | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UAB | 5 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UAB | 5 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | UAB | 5 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 26 | 0.04 | – | – | 0.9 | 4% |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 15 | 0.22 | – | – | 3.3 | – |
| 2022 | UAB | 14 | 0.11 | – | – | 1.5 | – |
| 2023 | UAB | 23 | 0.15 | – | – | 3.5 | 5% |
| 2024 | UAB | 37 | 0.07 | – | – | 2.5 | 5% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 41–3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 6–32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 18–41 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 20–71 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 10–44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 25–35 | 4 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 23–31 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 18–53 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 40–14 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 27–29 | 5 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 UAB 9 games, 52 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–6 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 21–41 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 23–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 56–35 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 20–41 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 21–45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 45–42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 6–31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 42–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 UAB 4 games, 79 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 59–0 | 8 | 53 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 35–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 10–41 | 1 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 24–20 | 5 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Mississippi State 8 games, 35 rushing yards
2019 Mississippi State 10 games, 101 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–15 | 7 | 40 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 24–31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 23–56 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 10–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 13–36 | – | – | – | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 30–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 54–24 | 5 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 7–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 45–7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–38 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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