Senior running back for South Alabama. 2024: 21 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 224 lb · Mandeville, LA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 969 nationally · Signed with Tulane
Last played in 2024.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for South Alabama. 2024: 21 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Iverson Celestine
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle and Major Applewhite. The receipt: 16 rush yds, 1 rush TD against App State — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulane | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tulane | 77 | 306 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Tulane | 20 | 111 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 455 | 4.3 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulane | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tulane | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Tulane | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-52vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Ohio | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 87-10vs Northwestern State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14@ App State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 6 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 87–10
6 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 77-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With G. Lopez — 257 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.2 · 4 rush yds (1 car) · J. Pritchett — 2 rec · 22 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
34.6%
79 pass / 149 run
Plays / game
76.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Reggie Love III’s 2021 season.
Matches Reggie on
Differs from Reggie on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jawaun Northington’s path through Murray State.
Jawaun Northington
Travis Theis
Matches Jawaun on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaison Patterson's sophomore season at Bowling Green (2022).
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Differs from Jaison on
Player DNA
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