2023: NSIC Champion … D2CCA Football All-Super Region Second Team … All-NSIC First Team … Academic All-NSIC … led the Vikings with 1,067 yards on the ground, scoring 11 touchdowns … also caught 36 passes for 370 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 82.1 yards per game … ran for over 100 yards in four games … tallied a season-high 172 yards against Northern State on November 4 … Scored three touchdowns while adding 144 yards on the ground against Winona State on October 14.
2022: NSIC All-Academic Honoree ... Through four games, was on pace to shatter Augustana rushing record … season ended after four games due to injury … rushed for 324 yards and two touchdowns … recorded two 100-yard games … through three complete games, was averaging 103 yards per game on the ground … averaged 6.4 yards per rush.
2021: Played in all 12 games … earned First Team All-NSIC honors … led Augustana with 1,050 yards rushing, ranking sixth all-time … rushed for six touchdowns … averaged 5.7 rushes per carry and 87.5 yards per game … had a long rush of 55 yards at Wayne State (Oct. 16) … totaled 253 yards receiving including a long of 49 yards against Minot State (Sept. 4) … totaled five games of 100 or more yards rushing … tallied a season-high 154 yards rushing in NCAA DII Playoffs against Bemidji State (Nov. 20).
2020: No season due to COVID-19.
2019 (Freshman): Second Team All-NSIC selection … NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28 … played in 11 games as a true freshman … recorded 732 yards rushing on 113 attempts, good for an average of 6.5 yards per carry … tallied 17 receptions for 208 yards … combined for seven touchdowns, six rushing and one receiving … tallied 238 yards of total offense in win over Minot State (Oct. 26) … recorded four games of 100-plus all-purpose yards … ranked seventh in NSIC in total rushing yards despite missing one game and only seeing five carries in another contest … recorded a 94-yard rush, the second-longest from scrimmage in Augustana history, against Minot State (Oct. 26).
High School: Prepped at Omaha Skutt Catholic High School for coach Matt Turman ... three-year letter winner, a one-year starter, and captain ... recorded 221 carries, 2,319 rushing yards, 36 rushing TD's, 176 receiving yards, and four rushing TD's during his senior season ... was named First Team Super-State ATH, First Team All-Nebraska RB, First Team All-USA Nebraska RB, First Team All-Conference, and three-year Academic All-Conference ... helped the Skyhawks to two runner-up finishes during his sophomore and junior seasons and one state title as a senior.
Personal: Son of Dean and Kim Epperson ... born on November 8, 2000 ... plans to major in Athletic Training.
