2025 Football Roster
Roster
Northington, Jawaun

Jersey Number 30
Jawaun Northington
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- DuPont Manual HS
Bio
At Murray State
2025
2024
2023
2022
Before MSU
Personal
2025
- Enters his senior season with 1,208 yards rushing in 29 career games for MSU with nine touchdowns a per carry average of 4.4 yards.
2024
- Appeared in all 12 games and made starts in the final six games.
- Led the team with 111 rushing attempts and in yards with 518.
- Was the first Racer running back to carry the ball more than 100 times since 2022 when Damonta Witherspoon had 146.
- Led the Racers with six touchdowns, all came on a rushing attempt.
- Also caught nine passes for 53 yards.
- His best game was against Illinois State when he ran for 104 yards on 17 carries with a pair of touchdowns.
- Had a career-long run of 55 yards vs Missouri State.
2023
- Saw action in 10 games with six starts.
- Nearly hit the 100-yard mark with 89 yards rushing against North Dakota and 96 yards the following week at Illinois State.
- Scored two rushing touchdowns with one each against North Dakota and Illinois State.
- Had a career-long rush of 27 yards at Illinois State.
- Caught six passes for 81 yards.
- Finished the season with 380 yards on the ground on 86 carries.
2022
- Saw action in eight games and gained 310 yards on 78 carries for an average of 4.0 yards per carry.
- Against UT Martin, rushed for 88 yards on 20 carries.
- Scored his only touchdown of the season in the UTM game with a 3-yard run in the second quarter.
- Averaged 38.7 yards rushing per game.
- Caught eight passes for 34 yards.
Before MSU
- Came to Murray State from Louisville's duPont Manual High School.
- In his senior season of 2021, played in eight games and rushed for 868 yards and 14 touchdowns.
- Was rated as 11th best player in Kentucky by 247 Sports.
Personal
- Born Oct. 20, 2003, son of Victor Northington and Laryssa Whitfield.
- Majoring in Health and Physical Education.
Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football Press Conference 9/02/2025
Tuesday, September 02
Dylan Rowsey | Racer Football Press Conference 9/02/2025
Tuesday, September 02
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