Senior running back for Michigan State. 2018: 260 rushing yards, 9 catches.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Hubbard, OH
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 60 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Michigan State. 2018: 260 rushing yards, 9 catches.
LJ Scott
He has spent four seasons in the Michigan State backfield. The receipt: 84 rush yds, 57 rec yds against Utah State — Week 1, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 2,851 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 32-20 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long run (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 52.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 51.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 62.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 36.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 79 | 260 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 201 | 898 | 4.5 | 8 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 184 | 994 | 5.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 146 | 699 | 4.8 | 11 | -- |
| Career | 610 | 2,851 | 4.7 | 25 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 405 | 9.6 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Utah State | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Arizona State | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21vs Michigan | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | L 6-7@ Oregon | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 79 | 260 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 |