Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
#20
AJ Green
Senior running back for Western Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 216 lb · Tulsa, OK
CFB Index 38 · #222 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Arkansas → Western Michigan for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
rushing yards · 2026
2 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rush yds, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Western Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2021.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Western Michigan in 2026.
AJ Green
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 rush yds against Monmouth — Week 2, 2026.
2 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
202110 games
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Tulsa Union
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021–2022
Western Michigan
2025–2026
Western Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
2025Arkansas
2026Western Michigan
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 67 | 312 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 87 | 412 | 4.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 47 | 227 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 205 | 964 | 4.7 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 184 | 9.7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Damari Alston’s 2023 season.
Matches Damari on
Weight
Receiving share
Recruiting rating
Differs from Damari on
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Demetric Felton’s path through UCLA.
99%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 6
Matches Demetric on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kaelon Black's junior season at Indiana (2024).
87%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
Matches Kaelon on
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Player DNA
Players who play like AJ Green
The backfield · Western Michigan
- #6Jalen Buckley1,003 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Devin Miles425 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Ofa Mataele252 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Tre' Hartwell34 rushing yards · 2025
- AJ Green11 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology