Running back, Southern Illinois, 2022–⁠23

Shaun Lester

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Freshman
Hometown
Summerville, GA

Shaun Lester played running back at Southern Illinois (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

85rushing yards, career highat Murray State, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Southern Illinois421573.7127
2023Southern Illinois341303.8114
Career762873.8227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Southern Illinois28RBYr 1
2023Southern Illinois28RBFr. (Yr 2)5′10″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Southern Illinois (FCS)45-0.12––-5.311%
2023Southern Illinois (FCS)330.02––0.611%

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 Southern Illinois 5 games, 130 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠23627011––
Sep 30vs.Missouri StateW 33–⁠206−106––
Oct 7atYoungstown StateL 3–⁠315603––
Oct 14atMurray StateW 27–⁠61485114––
Oct 21vs.South Dakota StateL 10–⁠1731308––
2022 Southern Illinois 6 games, 157 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 24vs.North DakotaW 34–⁠171606––
Oct 8atMissouri StateW 38–⁠21178102719
Oct 15vs.Western IllinoisW 30–⁠71250012312
Oct 22atSouth DakotaL 24–⁠2761807––
Oct 29vs.Northern IowaL 36–⁠375813––
Nov 19atYoungstown StateL 21–⁠281−600––

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

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