Running back, Southern Illinois (from Tennessee Tech, South Dakota), 2021–⁠26

Lem Wash

Number
No. 24
Height
5′10″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Wichita, KS

Lem Wash plays running back for Southern Illinois, after Tennessee Tech (2021–⁠22) and South Dakota (2023). Last time out, against Illinois State: 5 carries, 28 yards; 1 tackles.

2026 so far

38 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 5 carries, 28 yards; 1 tackles vs. Illinois State, L 14–⁠35

Next game: vs. Northern Iowa, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 5@SAM
  2. 4SEMO
  3. -2@ILL
  4. 3@MUR
  5. 0@SDAK
  6. 28ILST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee Tech5−5−1.008
2023South Dakota111.001
2025Southern Illinois301123.7310
2026Southern Illinois15382.5220
Career511462.9520

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Southern Illinois914716.3140
2026Southern Illinois320.705
Career1214912.4140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tennessee Tech24RBYr 2
2023South Dakota24RBYr 3
2025Southern Illinois24RBYr 5
2026Southern Illinois24RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″220

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
2022Tennessee Tech (FCS)140.23––3.2–
2025Southern Illinois (FCS)410.34––14.05%
2026Southern Illinois (FCS)19-0.01––-0.1–

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

2026 Southern Illinois 8 games, 38 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27atWest FloridaL 31–⁠34–––320
Sep 3atSamfordW 22–⁠18251–––
Sep 12vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠20440–––
Sep 19atIllinoisL 10–⁠482−20–––
Sep 26atMurray StateW 46–⁠6131–––
Oct 3vs.Youngstown StateL 16–⁠28––––––
Oct 10atSouth DakotaL 10–⁠31100–––
Oct 17vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠355280–––
2025 Southern Illinois 12 games, 112 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Thomas MoreW 49–⁠33−11–––
Sep 6atPurdueL 17–⁠3421201110
Sep 13atUT MartinW 37–⁠10250–––
Sep 20atSoutheast Missouri StateW 59–⁠315180180
Oct 4vs.Indiana StateW 55–⁠277390–––
Oct 11atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠453200–––
Oct 18vs.North DakotaL 19–⁠38220–––
Oct 25vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠17210–––
Nov 1atMurray StateW 27–⁠71002791
Nov 8atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠4821312320
Nov 15vs.South DakotaL 51–⁠53131–––
Nov 22atIllinois StateW 37–⁠7–––3170
2023 South Dakota 1 game, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 24–⁠0110–––
2022 Tennessee Tech 2 games, −5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atKansasL 10–⁠564−130–––
Oct 1atUT MartinL 28–⁠45180–––

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Samford, so that game is not listed.

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

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