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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech | 5 | −5 | −1.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 2 | 20 |
| Career | 51 | 146 | 2.9 | 5 | 20 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 9 | 147 | 16.3 | 1 | 40 |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 1 | 40 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech | 24 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | South Dakota | 24 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 24 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 24 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech (FCS) | 14 | 0.23 | – | – | 3.2 | – |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 41 | 0.34 | – | – | 14.0 | 5% |
| 2026 | Southern 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at | L 31–34 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at | W 22–18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 34–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 10–48 | 2 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 46–6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 16–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 10–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 14–35 | 5 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
2025 Southern Illinois 12 games, 112 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Thomas More | W 49–3 | 3 | −1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 17–34 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 37–10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at | W 59–31 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 55–27 | 7 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 17–45 | 3 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 19–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 38–48 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 51–53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 37–7 | – | – | – | 3 | 17 | 0 |
2023 South Dakota 1 game, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 24–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Tennessee Tech 2 games, −5 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 10–56 | 4 | −13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 28–45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
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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