Running back, Gardner-Webb, 2019–23
Narii Gaither
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 181 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Rock Hill, SC
Narii Gaither played running back at Gardner-Webb (2019–23).
Career highs
245rushing yards, career highat Eastern Kentucky, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Eastern Kentucky, 20227catches, career hightwice; last at App State, 202382receiving yards, career highat Tennessee Tech, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highat Tennessee Tech, 2023Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gardner-Webb | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 154 | 1,019 | 6.6 | 7 | 69 |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 132 | 658 | 5.0 | 1 | 52 |
| Career | 312 | 1,797 | 5.8 | 9 | 69 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 22 | 215 | 9.8 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 27 | 227 | 8.4 | 4 | 59 |
| Career | 52 | 446 | 8.6 | 4 | 59 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gardner-Webb | 22 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 22 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 22 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 22 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 181 |
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 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 3 | -0.51 | – | – | -1.5 | – |
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 11 | -0.25 | – | – | -2.8 | – |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 150 | 0.25 | 79th (n=470) | 0.14 | 37.5 | 23% |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 102 | 0.17 | 51st (n=450) | 0.17 | 17.3 | 20% |
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
2023 Gardner-Webb 10 games, 658 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 24–45 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 34–27 | 21 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 25–27 | 17 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 0–44 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 14–41 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 38–34 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 45–44 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 35–0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 34–10 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | at | L 7–17 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
2022 Gardner-Webb 10 games, 1,019 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Limestone | W 56–21 | 13 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 27–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 48–0 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 20–21 | 21 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 28–14 | 17 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 48–40 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 42–35 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 38–17 | 15 | 107 | 2 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 52–41 | 28 | 245 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | at | L 14–54 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2021 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 115 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 25–30 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 10–38 | 16 | 82 | 1 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Nov 6 at Hampton, so that game is not listed.
2019 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 5 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 9–48 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. North Carolina Central; Sep 21 at Wofford; Oct 5 at Western Carolina; Oct 12 vs. Hampton; Oct 19 at Monmouth; Oct 26 vs. Campbell; Nov 2 vs. Charleston Southern; Nov 9 at Presbyterian; Nov 16 vs. North Alabama; Nov 23 at Kennesaw State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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