Lehigh University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Luke Yoder
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Palm Harbor, Fla.
- High School:
- East Lake
- Major:
- Economics
Why Lehigh? “Lehigh had the best combination of athletics and academics and was the best fit for me.”
As a junior (2025): Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year… finalist for the Walter Payton Award… Stats Perform third team All-American… honorable mention Associated Press All-American… first-team All-Patriot League… 1,409 rushing yards ranked eighth in FCS and was second-highest single season total in program history… MVP of Rivalry 161 after rushing for 234 yards and four touchdowns in Lehigh’s Patriot League championship-clinching win (11/22)… Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (11/24)… had six 100-yard rushing games… rushed for 174 and then 173 yards and totaled three touchdowns in back-to-back games versus Bucknell (9/20) and Penn (9/27)… rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns against Holy Cross (11/8)… rushed 17 times for 108 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown against Yale (10/4)… career-long 80-yard rush on first play of second half against Lafayette… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… won Archibald Johnston Cup at year-end football banquet.
As a sophomore (2024): Second team All-Patriot League… rushed for 1,014 yards to become Lehigh’s first 1,000-yard rusher in seven seasons… appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts… scored at least one touchdown in each of Lehigh’s first six games… scored Lehigh’s lone touchdown at Army West Point (8/30)… rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns in win over Princeton (9/21)… career-best three touchdowns, on season-high 137 rushing yards versus Bucknell (9/28)… rushed for 132 yards and a score at Yale (10/19)… Lehigh’s top rusher in playoff game at Idaho (12/7)… selected as game captain for Princeton game.
As a first-year (2023): Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top first-year in FCS football… two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week… appeared in nine games, starting final five… had three 100-yard rushing games… debuted with 37 yards and a touchdown against Cornell (9/16)… rushed 14 times for 103 yards, including season-long 51-yard rush at Fordham (10/7)… monster game with 38 carries for 138 yards and two touchdowns at Bucknell (10/21)… rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown against Holy Cross (11/4)… had 46-yard scoring run at Colgate (11/11)… caught 13 passes for 87 yards… returned four kickoffs for 70 yards at Dartmouth (9/23).
In high school: 2022 Pinellas County Player of the Year… two-year team captain… two-time team Offensive MVP… first team All-County and first team All-State… participated in State All-Star Game… Offensive MVP of Pinellas County All-Star Game… finished career with 3524 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns… also competed in wrestling and track and field.
Personal: Son of Todd and Susan Yoder… older sister Lily and younger brother Max… father played football at Vanderbilt… mother played lacrosse at Vanderbilt.
CAREER STATISTICS (Rushing/Receiving)
CAREER HIGHS
Rush attempts: 38, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Rush yards: 234, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Rush TD: 4, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Long rush: 80 yards, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Receptions: 3, 3x, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Receiving yards: 49, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Receiving TD: 1, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Long reception: 24 yards, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
As a junior (2025): Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year… finalist for the Walter Payton Award… Stats Perform third team All-American… honorable mention Associated Press All-American… first-team All-Patriot League… 1,409 rushing yards ranked eighth in FCS and was second-highest single season total in program history… MVP of Rivalry 161 after rushing for 234 yards and four touchdowns in Lehigh’s Patriot League championship-clinching win (11/22)… Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (11/24)… had six 100-yard rushing games… rushed for 174 and then 173 yards and totaled three touchdowns in back-to-back games versus Bucknell (9/20) and Penn (9/27)… rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns against Holy Cross (11/8)… rushed 17 times for 108 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown against Yale (10/4)… career-long 80-yard rush on first play of second half against Lafayette… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… won Archibald Johnston Cup at year-end football banquet.
As a sophomore (2024): Second team All-Patriot League… rushed for 1,014 yards to become Lehigh’s first 1,000-yard rusher in seven seasons… appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts… scored at least one touchdown in each of Lehigh’s first six games… scored Lehigh’s lone touchdown at Army West Point (8/30)… rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns in win over Princeton (9/21)… career-best three touchdowns, on season-high 137 rushing yards versus Bucknell (9/28)… rushed for 132 yards and a score at Yale (10/19)… Lehigh’s top rusher in playoff game at Idaho (12/7)… selected as game captain for Princeton game.
As a first-year (2023): Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top first-year in FCS football… two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week… appeared in nine games, starting final five… had three 100-yard rushing games… debuted with 37 yards and a touchdown against Cornell (9/16)… rushed 14 times for 103 yards, including season-long 51-yard rush at Fordham (10/7)… monster game with 38 carries for 138 yards and two touchdowns at Bucknell (10/21)… rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown against Holy Cross (11/4)… had 46-yard scoring run at Colgate (11/11)… caught 13 passes for 87 yards… returned four kickoffs for 70 yards at Dartmouth (9/23).
In high school: 2022 Pinellas County Player of the Year… two-year team captain… two-time team Offensive MVP… first team All-County and first team All-State… participated in State All-Star Game… Offensive MVP of Pinellas County All-Star Game… finished career with 3524 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns… also competed in wrestling and track and field.
Personal: Son of Todd and Susan Yoder… older sister Lily and younger brother Max… father played football at Vanderbilt… mother played lacrosse at Vanderbilt.
CAREER STATISTICS (Rushing/Receiving)
| Year | Gms. | Rush | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| 2023 | 9 | 135 | 646 | 4.8 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 193 | 1014 | 5.3 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 198 | 1409 | 7.1 | 15 | 80 | 11 | 96 | 1 | 24 |
| Total | 35 | 526 | 3067 | 5.8 | 30 | 80 | 31 | 226 | 1 | 24 |
CAREER HIGHS
Rush attempts: 38, at Bucknell, 10/21/23
Rush yards: 234, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Rush TD: 4, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Long rush: 80 yards, at Lafayette, 11/22/25
Receptions: 3, 3x, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Receiving yards: 49, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Receiving TD: 1, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
Long reception: 24 yards, vs. Yale, 10/4/25
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