2015 Football Roster
Roster
Dontavian Lee
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Forrest County Agricutural HS
CAREER: Powerful running back who spent five years with the program … Saw time in 49 games in his career after redshirting in 2014 … Scored his first collegiate touchdown in 2017 … Rushed 64 times for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Graduated from MSU in December 2018.
2018 SENIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games … Saw action primarily on special teams and provided depth at running back … Rushed 19 times for 82 yards and one touchdown … Had a 5-yard rushing touchdown in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Finished the night with 29 yards on six carries … On Senior Day vs. Arkansas (11/17), rushed a season-high seven times for a season-best 38 yards.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in all 12 games of the regular season … Did not see any action in the TaxSlayer Bowl (12/30) … Rushed for 64 total yards off 16 carries and scored the first touchdown of his career … Scored first collegiate touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the season-opener vs. Charleston Southern (9/2) … Rushed for a season-high 15 yards at Louisiana Tech (9/9) on two carries, including a season-long rush of nine yards.
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Participated in all 13 games … Carried the ball seven times for 27 yards; also caught two passes for five yards … Tallied a season-high 14 yards vs. Auburn on two carries including a season-long 9-yard carry (10/8) … Toted the ball eight yards on two carries at Kentucky (10/22) … Caught one pass for five yards at Alabama (11/12).
2015 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 10 games with no starts as a backup running back … Did not play against Missouri (11/5), Alabama (11/14) or Arkansas (11/21) … Rushed 22 times for 137 yards and added two catches for 15 yards … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening victory at Southern Miss (9/5), rushing once for six yards … Carried the ball five times for a season-high 57 yards against Northwestern State (9/19) … Averaged a game-high 8.8 yards per carry in the Troy victory … Ran three times for 21 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards against Louisiana Tech (10/17).
2014 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports for head coach Larry Dolan ... Earned a spot on the Mississippi High School Football Coaches Class 4A First-Team All-State Offense squad as a senior and the second team as a junior ... The 59th-best running back in the country according to Scout.com and rated as the 23rd-best prospect in the state by ESPN.com ... A member of the MaxPreps 2013 Mississippi Preseason All-State Football Team ... Named to the 2013 247Sports All-State All-Prospect Second-Team Offense ... Selected to the 2013 All-Gridiron Second Team by the Mississippi Gridiron ... Checked in at No. 17 in the Clarion-Ledger’s Targeted 22 ... Took part in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic ... Carried Forrest County to the Mississippi High School Athletic Association 4A state championship with a 21-6 victory against Lafayette ... Title was the first in the history of the Aggie program, which finished the campaign with a 13-2 overall record and made its initial appearance in the state finals ... In the championship game, rushed for 43 yards and had a key 15-yard touchdown reception that put the Aggies ahead 21-6 with 4:20 remaining in the third quarter ... In the state quarterfinal game versus St. Stanislaus, tallied 253 all-purpose yards, including 90 rushing and 128 receiving ... For the season, gained 1,590 yards rushing on 222 carries and registered 13 touchdowns while hauling in 29 passes for 432 yards and eight scores as a senior ... Defensively, tallied 43 tackles (31 solo stops), 5.0 tackles for lost yardage, 1.0 sack, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles as a linebacker ... Tallied a pair of defensive touchdowns with a fumble and interception return for TDs ... Returned 11 kickoffs for 250 yards ... As a junior, carried the ball 138 times for 1,392 yards and 13 touchdowns ... As a sophomore was named a Hattiesburg American All-Star ... Recorded 1,163 rushing yards on 167 carries and scored seven touchdowns as a sophomore ... Added nine receptions for 242 yards and four scores that year ... Also participated in basketball and track for Forrest County ... In track, ran the 100-meter dash and threw the shot put.
PERSONAL: Full name is Dontavian Da’Shun Lee … Born April 27, 1996 … Mother is Kathy Gilbert … Twitter handle is @dontavianlee.
LEE’S CAREER HIGHS
Rush attempts: 7, vs. Arkansas (11-17-18)
Rush yards: 38, vs. Arkansas (11-17-18)
Rush TD: 1, (twice) last vs. Stephen F. Austin (9-1-18)
Long Rush: 24, vs. Northwestern State (9-19-15)
Receptions: 1, (four times) last vs. Alabama (11-12-16)
Receiving yards: 11, vs. Louisiana Tech (10-17-15)
Long reception: 11, vs. Louisiana Tech (10-17-15)
