Running back, LSU (from Penn State), 2019–⁠23

Noah Cain

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA

Noah Cain played running back at Penn State (2019–⁠21) and LSU (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

105rushing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UAB, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Penn State844435.3827
2020Penn State3134.307
2021Penn State1063503.3434
2022LSU754055.41049
2023LSU371814.9320
Career3051,3924.62549

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Penn State7527.4020
2021Penn State191146.0016
2022LSU9768.4020
2023LSU166.016
Career362486.9120

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022LSU71550

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Penn State21RBYr 1
2020Penn State21RBYr 2
2021Penn State21RBYr 3
2022LSU21RBYr 4
2023LSU21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Penn State940.2587th (n=287)0.1323.514%0.22
2020Penn State3-0.07––-0.2––
2021Penn State140-0.028th (n=277)0.16-2.416%0.06
2022LSU860.4197th (n=470)0.1435.011%0.37
2023LSU350.45––15.77%–

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

2023 LSU 9 games, 181 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠454412––
Sep 9vs.GramblingW 72–⁠10733115––
Sep 16atMississippi StateW 41–⁠1431509––
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠181101––
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠0740110––
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠355250816
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠14120020––
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠3031205––
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠31631012––
2022 LSU 12 games, 405 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠2472319––
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠17105111119
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠01194249––
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠1752109––
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠401303331
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠20––––––
Nov 5vs.AlabamaW 32–⁠311−100––
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠10525013––
Nov 19vs.UABW 41–⁠10137631516
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠381148012225
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠503715––
Jan 2 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠785821425
2021 Penn State 12 games, 350 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atWisconsinW 16–⁠10848134527
Sep 11vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠13206919330
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠20194519––
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠171202––
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠0112309––
Oct 9atIowaL 20–⁠238151319
Oct 23vs.IllinoisL 18–⁠2011430713
Oct 30atOhio StateL 24–⁠3351301128
Nov 6atMarylandW 31–⁠14103509428
Nov 20vs.RutgersW 28–⁠0729091−3
Nov 27atMichigan StateL 27–⁠301000––
Jan 1 ✦vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠24528016212
2020 Penn State 1 game, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠3631307––
2019 Penn State 10 games, 443 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠794429––
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠131212––
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠10640113113
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠07170619
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠712105127325
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠1222102112––
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠2151901313
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠76210812
Nov 23atOhio StateL 17–⁠281101––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠391592215––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′10″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.71 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′0″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.41 s
20-yard shuttle4.71 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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