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Jersey Number 31
Percy Agyei-Obese
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 213
- Hometown:
- Frederick, Md.
- High School:
- Oakdale
- Major:
- Communication Studies
JMU Career Rankings
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
2019:
2018:
2017:
High School:
Personal:
- 2nd in career rushing touchdowns (39)
- 2nd in career rush attempts (694)
- 3rd in career rushing yards (3,503)
- 3rd in career total touchdowns (39)
- 4th in career scoring (234)
2022:
- Played in 10 games with nine starts at running back
- Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference running back
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Pro Football Network Week 6 College Football Team of the Week - Second Team
- Had 159 carries for 908 rushing yards and eight touchdowns
- Averaged 5.7 yards per rush
- Also had two receptions for 11 yards
- Career-high 158 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Arkansas State (Oct. 8)
- Surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards after running for 106 yards at Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)
- Produced three 100-yard rushing games, adding 102 yards and a touchdown at Louisville (Nov. 5)
- Also scored two touchdowns vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10) and Georgia State (Nov. 19)
- Rushed for 75+ yards in nine of 10 games
2021:
- Played in four games with two starts at running back, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Had 65 carries for 221 rushing yards and two touchdowns
- Also had six receptions for 21 yards
- Season-high 83 rushing yards and two touchdowns vs. Villanova (Oct. 9)
- Rushed for 72 yards with a season-long 21-yard carry at Richmond (Oct. 16)
- Tied career high with three catches for 11 yards at Delaware (Oct. 23)
- Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Watch List
- Stats Perform FCS Preseason First Team All-American
- HERO Sports FCS Preseason Second Team All-American
- CFPA FCS Performer of the Year Watch List
- CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
- Preseason All-CAA running back
2020-21:
- Played in seven games, making four starts at running back
- Stats Perform Walter Payton Award finalist, finishing 11th
- Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American
- Associated Press Second Team All-American
- First Team All-CAA running back
- VaSID First Team All-State
- CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
- Had 145 carries for 717 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per rush
- Also had four receptions for 21 yards
- Ranked seventh nationally and first in the CAA in rushing touchdowns
- Ranked top 50 in FCS and third in CAA in all-purpose yards per game (105.4)
- Also ranked 11th in country and second in CAA in rushing yards per game (102.4)
- Season-high 132 rushing yards and touchdown at Elon (Mar. 6)
- Ran for 128 yards and two scores vs. North Dakota in FCS quarterfinals (May 2)
- Four 100-yard rushing games, adding 116 and a TD vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20) and 110 and a score vs. VMI in FCS first round (Apr. 24)
- Scored two touchdowns vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27)
- Rushed for at least 75 yards in six games
- Season-long 55-yard rush against Morehead State
2019:
- Played in all 16 games, making two starts at running back
- HERO Sports Third Team All-American
- First Team All-CAA running back
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Had 259 carries for 1,216 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry
- Also had three receptions for 19 yards
- Ranked fifth nationally and first in the CAA in rushing touchdowns
- Ranked top-50 nationally and third in the CAA in both rushing yards per game (76.0) and scoring (7.1)
- Third in JMU single-season history in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns and seventh in rushing yards
- Five 100-yard rushing performances
- Season-high 130 yards and a career-best three touchdowns vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 9)
- Rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown vs. Northern Iowa in FCS quarterfinals (Dec. 13)
- Ran for 114 yards and two scores at Chattanooga (Sept. 21)
- Had 111 rushing yards and a TD vs. Towson (Oct. 26)
- Also ran for 105 yards and two scores at Rhode Island (Nov. 23)
- Tied career high with three rushing touchdowns vs. Monmouth in FCS second round (Dec. 7)
- Also scored twice va. Morgan State (Sept. 14) and at Stony Brook (Oct. 5)
- Accrued at least 75 rushing yards in seven games and 50 or more in 12 outings
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
2018:
- Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
- Had 18 carries for 168 yards and a touchdown, averaging 9.3 yards per rush
- Also had three receptions for 47 yards
- Added four tackles (two solo) to go with one forced fumble and a fumble recovery on special teams
- Rushed for 93 yards with a career-long 80-yard touchdown on five carries (18.6 avg.) vs. Robert Morris (Sept. 13)
- Had all three catches at New Hampshire (Nov. 3), which included career-long 29-yard catch
- Had two solo tackles while forcing and recovering a fumble at Richmond (Sept. 29)
2017:
- Played in 10 games
- Had 48 carries for 273 yards and a touchdown, averaging 5.7 yards per rush
- Also had six tackles (4 solo) and a forced fumble on special teams
- Rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown in first career game vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 16)
- Also ran 95 yards with a season-long 40-yard carry at Rhode Island (Nov. 4)
- Had two tackles twice and forced a fumble on a kickoff vs. Weber State in FCS quarterfinals (Dec. 8)
High School:
- MPSSAA 3A Second Team All-State as a junior and senior
- All-Central Maryland Conference as a junior and senior
- All-Area as a junior and senior
- All-County as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Named MVP of Baltimore Touchdown Club East-West All-Star Game
- Set Oakdale career records for rushing yards, sacks and blocked punts
- Broke school single-season records for rushing yards, touchdowns and blocked punts
- Dual-sport athlete who was a three-time state track & field champion
- Part of Oakdale’s first playoff team in 2014 and first playoff win in 2016
Personal:
- Son of Percy and Vida Agyei-Obese
- Has two sisters, Verna and Vonda
- Graduated from JMU in spring 2020 with a bachelor's degree in communication studies
- Enrolled in the School of Professional and Continuing Education
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