Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 |
#29
Caden Durham
Junior running back for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 200 lb · Oklahoma City, OK · Duncanville HS
CFB Index 45 · #170 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from LSU)
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
1
rushing yard · 2026
0.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 21 car · 101 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 3 rush yds, vs Clemson
Swing playSwung South Carolina from 42% to 70% to win.LSU at South Carolina · 36-33
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2024.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-6aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 36th percentile of RBs; the tape says
42nd pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=22
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception36th pctl
Production — on-field42nd pctl
n=22 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our rushing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
36thattention percentile · vs RBs
43rdproduction percentile · vs RBs
Caden Durham
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Caden Durham has played for three head coaches in three seasons at LSU. One game to point at: 3 rush yds against Clemson — Week 1, 2026.
3 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202412 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Duncanville
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025LSU
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, 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 2 games: 0.5 YDS/g, -0.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
3 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Omiri Wiggins’s 2025 season.
Matches Omiri on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Differs from Omiri on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kelley Joiner Jr.’s path through South Florida.
84%match
Matches Kelley on
Height
Yards per carry
Differs from Kelley on
Weight (higher)
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to James Peoples's sophomore season at Ohio State (2025).
Matches James on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Height
Differs from James on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Caden Durham
The backfield · LSU
- #29Caden Durham505 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Harlem Berry491 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Dilin Jones300 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Rod Gainey Jr.260 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Stacy Gage63 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology