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2023 Football Roster

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20 Jay Stanton

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 193
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Crestview, Fla.
  • Previous School Crestview HS
  • Twitter ujishard
  • Instagram j.jefe20

Biography

Senior (2022): Appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 for the Southern Conference Champions… Led the Bulldogs with 775 rushing yards on 176 attempts with five touchdowns… Caught 35 passes out of the backfield for 177 yards and touchdown… Tallied three 90-yard rushing performances… Rushed 20 times for a season-best 98 yards at Tennessee Tech (9/17)… Hauled in three passes for a season-high 66 receiving yards and a touchdown at Furman (10/1)… Had a season-long 49 yards touchdown scamper against Western Carolina (9/24) for his longest run of the season.

2021 (Fall): Saw action in all 11 games, starting eight contests . . . had 115 rushes for 572 yards and six touchdowns on the season . . . rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and caught six passes for 23 yards against ETSU . . . rushed 22 times for 101 yards at Mercer . . . had 12 carries for 130 yards at Wofford . . . carried the ball 13 times for 134 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel.

2021 (Spring): Played in all seven games in the spring, starting the last six contests . . . led the team with 89 rushes for 479 yards and six touchdowns . . . also caught 15 passes for 90 yards . . . rushed 23 times for 135 yards and a touchdown, and had 23 receiving yards against Western Carolina . . . had 18 rushes for 86 yards and a touchdown at Furman . . . rushed 10 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns against Mercer.

2019 (Freshman): Named to the SoCon’s All-Freshman team . . . saw action in 11 games, including seven starts at running back . . . led the team in rushing with 690 yards and seven touchdowns on 122 carries for the season . . . also caught 16 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns . . . had 15 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns against Alabama A&M . . . rushed 15 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns against The Citadel . . . had 23 carries for a season-high 141 yards at Mercer... 2019 SoCon All-Freshman Team.

High School: Prepped at Crestview High School in Florida . . . had 196 carries for 1,832 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns . . . also caught 11 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns . . . holds the school’s rushing touchdowns record . . . defensively, had nine tackles, one sack, one interception and a blocked punt . . . was named his team’s Offensive Player of the Year . . . also played basketball in high school.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 192 lbs
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    2020-21Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 192 lbs
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    2021Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
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    2022Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
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    2023Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 193 lbs
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