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, 2023

Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Gardner-Webb351.704
2021Gardner-Webb231155.0119
2022Gardner-Webb1541,0196.6769
2023Gardner-Webb1326585.0152
Career3121,7975.8969

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Gardner-Webb341.303
2022Gardner-Webb222159.8030
2023Gardner-Webb272278.4459
Career524468.6459

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Gardner-Webb22RBYr 1
2021Gardner-Webb22RBYr 3
2022Gardner-Webb22RBYr 4
2023Gardner-Webb22RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Gardner-Webb (FCS)3-0.51––-1.5–
2021Gardner-Webb (FCS)11-0.25––-2.8–
2022Gardner-Webb (FCS)1500.2579th (n=470)0.1437.523%
2023Gardner-Webb (FCS)1020.1751st (n=450)0.1717.320%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atApp StateL 24–⁠45105407220
Sep 9vs.ElonW 34–⁠272112002310
Sep 16atTennessee StateL 25–⁠271715211161
Sep 23atEast CarolinaL 0–⁠4412450290
Oct 14atAustin PeayL 14–⁠415180130
Oct 28vs.UT MartinW 38–⁠34145903100
Nov 4atBryantW 45–⁠44228903241
Nov 11atTennessee TechW 35–⁠093202822
Nov 18vs.Charleston SouthernW 34–⁠1014730220
Nov 25 ✦atMercerL 7–⁠1781604280

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.LimestoneW 56–⁠211313711140
Sep 10atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠31190–––
Oct 8atRobert MorrisW 48–⁠01110601140
Oct 15atLibertyL 20–⁠21211001380
Oct 22atCharleston SouthernW 28–⁠14177204400
Oct 29vs.BryantW 48–⁠40175413590
Nov 12atCampbellW 42–⁠351910007680
Nov 19vs.North Carolina A&TW 38–⁠171510721−50
Nov 26atEastern KentuckyW 52–⁠41282452170
Dec 3atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠54128901100
2021 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 115 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atGeorgia SouthernL 25–⁠307330340
Sep 11atCharlotteL 10–⁠3816821–––

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7atEast CarolinaL 9–⁠48350–––

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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