Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Hattiesburg, MS · Forrest County Agricultural
Dontavian Lee: RB · Mississippi State · #28.
Dontavian Lee
Four seasons at Mississippi State, two different head coaches: Dan Mullen and Joe Moorhead. A game that shows it: 38 rushing yards against Arkansas — Week 12, 2018.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
3.9% of carries overall (19/484) → 16.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/95) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (4.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Career | 64 | 310 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-6vs Stephen F. Austin | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-10vs Louisiana | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13vs No. 16 Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-6vs Arkansas | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 35-3@ Ole Miss | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 63-6
29 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 57-point win at home against Stephen F. Austin.
With K. Thompson — 364 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · 109 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · O. Mitchell — 2 rec · 114 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 15.6 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 16.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 12.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
38.9%
323 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 310 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 29 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
