2024: Did not see any action in games this season.
2023: Saw action in nine games...Finished season with career highs in rushing yards (223) and carries (61) for 3.6 ypc and one rushing TD...ran in his second career touchdown with a 26-yard run vs Rice (9/23) with a career-high 55 yards on nine carries.
2022: Saw action in eight games on the year…ran for 123 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries…posted his first college touchdown with a one-yard plunge vs Howard (9/10)… had eight carries for 45 yards at Louisville (9/24)…four carries for 15 yards at Cincinnati (10/8)…two carries for 28 yards, including a 23-yard long, at Temple (11/5)…carried the ball in all eight games he appeared.
2021: Did not see action due to injury.
VERNON HS: Rushed for 3,740 career yards on 370 carries (10.1 ypc) with 53 touchdowns, and totaled 43 receptions for 821 yards (19.1 ypr) and 11 touchdowns in 30 games over his last three seasons…averaged 124.7 yards per game on his career…as a senior, rushed 37 times for 876 yards (23.7 ypc) and 11 touchdowns with five 100-yard performances in eight games and caught 19 passes for 363 yards (19.1 ypc) with eight touchdowns while helping his team reach the Class 1A, Region 1 final…rushed eight times for 119 yards and two touchdowns with a 16-yard touchdown pass in a 34-19 victory over Northview that sent Vernon to the Class 1A, Region 1 final in 2020…as a junior he had 184 carries for 1,753 yards (9.5 ypc) and 26 touchdowns along with 12 receptions for 199 yards (16.6 ypr) and two touchdowns in 12 games while helping to lead his team to the Class 1A regional finals…as a sophomore he rushed for 1,111 yards on 149 carries (7.5 ypc) and 16 touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 259 yards (21.6 ypr) and one touchdown in 10 games… also competed in track and clocked a 11.63 in the 100 & a 23.52 in the 200... a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…ranked No. 54 at his position on the ESPN 300 list…also received offers from ECU, FSU, Louisville, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tulane, UCF, Washington State, Coastal Carolina, FAU, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico, South Alabama, Southern Miss and UAB.
POWELL'S CAREER HIGHS
Carries: 11, (2x) Last at Navy (9/30/23)
Rushing Yards: 55, vs. Rice (9/23/23)
Long Rush: 37, at Louisville (9/24/22)
Receptions: 2, at UAB (10/07/23)
Receiving Yards: 17, at UAB (10/07/23)
Powell Game-By-Game
2023 Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
WKU (11-39-0); FAMU (4-6-0); Alabama (4-10-0); Rice (9-55-1); Navy (11-48-0); UAB (5-28-0); FAU (3-0-0); UCONN (9-13-0); Syracuse (5-16-0).
2023 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
WKU (0-0-0); FAMU (0-0-0); Alabama (1-(-5)-0); Rice (0-0-0); Navy (1-12-0); UAB (2-17-0); FAU (0-0-0); UCONN (1-3-0); Syracuse (1-9-0).
