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Missouri State

2021 Football Roster

0 Tobias Little

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • Prev School Louisville

Biography

2021
Played in all 12 games with 6 starts in his second and final season in Springfield ... Ranked second on the team in rushing with 599 yards on 137 carries and 10 touchdowns ... In league games, Little averaged 63.8 rushing yards per outing, which ranked 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... Finished 7th in the league in scoring touchdowns (10) ... Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after win at Illinois State (10/2/21) after he rushed for 3 scores and finished the day with 14 carries for 90 yards ... Had his only 100-yard game of the year in win over North Dakota (10/30/21), carrying 15 times for 111 yards -- including a season-long 28-yard carry -- while catching 2 passes for 21 yards ... Rushed a season-high 21 times in win at No. 7 Southern Illinois (11/6/21) and finished with 78 yards ... Scored a touchdown in each of the team's last 4 games in 2021, including a playoff touchdown vs. UT Martin (11/27/21) at home ... Also had multiple touchdowns at No. 3 North Dakota State (10/23/21) racking up 41 yards on 9 carries at the Fargodome.

2020-21
Averaged 4.1 yards per carry with 260 yards on 64 carries ... Made immediate impact in first appearance with 46 yards on 8 carries vs. No. 6 North Dakota State (5/6/21) ... Earned starting job for win at No. 21 South Dakota (3/13/21) and did not disappoint with 111 all-purpose yards, including 52 rushing yards on 13 carries to go with season-high 59 receiving yards on 5 catches ... Rushed for season-best 68 yards in win over No. 10 Southern Illinois (3/27/21) on 16 touches ... Led squad with 50 rushing yards in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21).

Louisville
Graduate transfer completed his undergraduate work at Louisville where he appeared in 13 career games for the Cardinals ... Played in 4 games in 2019 at Louisville ... Missed 2018 season with an injury ... Appeared in 9 games in 2017 as a redshirt freshman fullback.

High School
Prepped at Benjamin Mays High in Atlanta for coach Corey Jarvis ... Was rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN and was the No. 49 rated player in Georgia his senior year ... As a linebacker in high school, he tallied 167 career tackles -- including 104 as a senior -- with 63 tackles for loss ... Had multiple high-major offers out of high school, including Clemson, Louisville, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Missouri and others.

Personal
Tobias Octavius Little was born 6/21/97 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Michelle Poscherle of Atlanta ... Has a sister, Jasmine ... Majoring in Graduate Studies (Individualized Graduate Certificate).

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2020Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 237 lbs
    13
  • 0

    2021Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 230 lbs
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