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2014 Football Roster

Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

21 Marvin Byrd

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 194
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fort Zumwalt East
  • Hometown St. Peters, Mo.

Biography

Lindenwood:
Career- Appeared in 31 games entering the 2014 season … rushed 208 times for 989 yards and 14 touchdowns … averaging 4.8 yards per rush … has 25 receptions for 175 yards and a touchdown … has 13 tackles on kickoff coverage … has two 100-yard rushing game … needs just 11 yards in 2014 to become the ninth player in school history with 1,000 career rushing yards.

2013- Appeared in all nine games including eight starts at the running back position … led the team and was tenth in the MIAA with 65.6 rushing yards a game … rushed 136 times for 590 yards and seven touchdowns … also caught 14 passes for 96 yards … led the team with 42 points … returned six kickoffs for 32 yards … was second on the squad in total offense (65.6) and third in all-purpose yards (79.8) … scored a touchdown in six of the team’s nine games, and had two touchdowns versus Washburn … had one 100-yard rushing game with 130 yards against Southwest Baptist … had over 50 rushing yards in seven games … had his best receiving game versus Lincoln with six receptions for 30 yards … had 100 or more all-purpose yards in three games, including a season-high 151 against Southwest Baptist … had double-figure rushing attempts in every game but one, including a season-high of 29 against Southwest Baptist … had a first down or touchdown on 31 of his carries, including six on third down … had five rushes of 20 yards or longer, including a team season-best 36-yard run against Central Missouri … had three tackles, including two on kickoff coverage … received the team’s Hard Hat award for his work during the weeks of the Southwest Baptist and Emporia State games.
 
2012- Appeared in all 12 games … the third-leading rusher for Lindenwood … rushed 31 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 4.8 yards per rush … caught seven passes for 54 yards yards and one touchdown … returned one kickoff for seven yards … one of the team’s top special teams players with seven tackles on kickoff coverage … scored two second-half touchdowns to help Lindenwood pull away from Lincoln for the program’s first MIAA win … scored the game-winning touchdown with a one-yard run with 7:14 remaining against Fort Hays State … had a season-high 40 rushing yards against Pittsburg State … had a season-high four catches and 47 receiving yards against Lincoln … averaged 6.2 rushing yards a carry on first down … eight of his carries and all four of his receptions results in a first down or touchdown … had a season-long rush of 34 yards against Pittsburg State and had a lone reception of 16 yards against Lincoln … received the team’s Hammer award for the Southwest Baptist contest.

2011- Lindenwood's Freshman of the Year ... appeared in 10 games ... rushed 41 times for 249 yards ... was second on the team with five rushing touchdowns ... caught four passes for 25 yards ... returned one kick for 23 yards ... had his first 100-yard rushing game with 119 yards against Culver-Stockton ... scored two rushing touchdowns against both Graceland and Culver-Stockton ... had a long rush of 55 yards versus Central Oklahoma and a long reception of 17 yards versus Kansas Wesleyan ... also a special teams performer ... fifth on the team with six tackles on kickoffs ... had two tackles against both Kansas Wesleyan and Culver-Stockton ... the team's Offensive Player of the Week for the Culver-Stockton contest and the team's D.R.E.A.M. award winner for the South Dakota week.

High School:
First-team all-state performer ... first-team all-conference ... earned Post-Dispatch and Arby's Player of the Week honors ... as a senior, was third in the St. Louis metro area with 212 points ... scored 34 touchdowns and four two-point conversions ... rushed for 1,534 yards and averaged 7.6 yards per carry.

Personal:
The son of Amy Williams ... has two siblings, MaCayla and Joshua ... a communications major.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2011Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 185 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2012Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 194 lbs
    31
  • 21

    2013Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 194 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2014Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 194 lbs
    21