Running back, BYU, 2018–⁠22

Lopini Katoa

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
American Fork, UT

Lopini Katoa played running back at BYU (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

155rushing yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20184rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20187catches, career highat Washington, 2018129receiving yards, career highat Utah State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018BYU774275.5850
2019BYU853584.2416
2020BYU844445.3543
2021BYU612424.0225
2022BYU753334.4224
Career3821,8044.72150

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018BYU191115.8127
2019BYU2428812.0177
2020BYU2329212.7342
2021BYU9283.119
2022BYU10808.0012
Career857999.4677

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019BYU82070
2021BYU4800
2022BYU2180
Career143050

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018BYU4RBYr 1
2019BYU4RBYr 2
2020BYU4RBYr 3
2021BYU4RBYr 4
2022BYU4RBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″210

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
2018BYU1020.2375th (n=300)0.1523.314%0.19
2019BYU1100.2789th (n=287)0.1330.113%0.13
2020BYU1080.2479th (n=212)0.1426.416%0.17
2021BYU630.0113th (n=277)0.161.09%0.13
2022BYU890.0727th (n=470)0.145.814%0.07

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 BYU 10 games, 333 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠21105502210
Sep 10vs.BaylorW 26–⁠2092611120
Sep 17atOregonL 20–⁠415120180
Sep 24vs.WyomingW 38–⁠2451703150
Sep 29vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠26400–––
Oct 8vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠288450130
Oct 22atLibertyL 14–⁠41170–––
Oct 28vs.East CarolinaL 24–⁠27201161–––
Nov 5atBoise StateW 31–⁠28124602210
Nov 19vs.Utah TechW 52–⁠26190–––
2021 BYU 12 games, 242 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠169330140
Sep 11vs.UtahW 26–⁠1783302100
Sep 18vs.Arizona StateW 27–⁠178290110
Sep 25vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠274400–––
Oct 1atUtah StateW 34–⁠20770110
Oct 9vs.Boise StateL 17–⁠264230–––
Oct 16atBaylorL 24–⁠38–––1−40
Oct 23atWashington StateW 21–⁠193151150
Oct 30vs.VirginiaW 66–⁠495210–––
Nov 6vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠147240121
Nov 20atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠174161–––
Nov 27atUSCW 35–⁠31210190
2020 BYU 11 games, 444 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7atNavyW 55–⁠3108023321
Sep 26vs.TroyW 48–⁠7117604350
Oct 2vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠1411230–––
Oct 10vs.UTSAW 27–⁠2083601111
Oct 16atHoustonW 43–⁠263111190
Oct 24vs.Texas StateW 52–⁠1483513160
Oct 31vs.Western KentuckyW 41–⁠102202501
Nov 6atBoise StateW 51–⁠178661130
Dec 5atCoastal CarolinaL 17–⁠22240–––
Dec 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠14149004460
Dec 22 ✦vs.UCFW 49–⁠2372104900
2019 BYU 12 games, 358 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.UtahL 12–⁠30330130
Sep 7atTennesseeW 29–⁠262201150
Sep 14vs.USCW 30–⁠27150220
Sep 21vs.WashingtonL 19–⁠455130–––
Sep 28atToledoL 21–⁠2842703220
Oct 12atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠2711730100
Oct 19vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠25123712170
Nov 2atUtah StateW 42–⁠14742141290
Nov 9vs.LibertyW 31–⁠2412490130
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 56–⁠2473413381
Nov 30atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠13102204520
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠3811511270
2018 BYU 11 games, 427 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atArizonaW 28–⁠2383902110
Sep 8vs.CaliforniaL 18–⁠2121602100
Sep 15atWisconsinW 24–⁠2131001−20
Sep 22vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠310642–––
Sep 29atWashingtonL 7–⁠3582717660
Oct 5vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠4582406211
Oct 13vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠2316831–––
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 6–⁠7110–––
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠21180–––
Nov 10atMassachusettsW 35–⁠16100150
Nov 17vs.New Mexico StateW 45–⁠10191554–––

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

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