Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs Miami | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
#5
Chris Davis Jr.
Sophomore running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Picayune, MS · Picayune Memorial
CFB Index 37 · #246 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Stanford 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
7
rushing yards · 2026
2.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rush yds, vs Miami
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
Chris Davis Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three seasons at Stanford, three different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. The receipt on tape: 7 rush yds against Miami, Week 1, 2026.
7 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202411 games
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Picayune Memorial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Played under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
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: 3.5 YDS/g, 2.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
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 37–27
vs Hawai'i
5 NO · 104 YDS · 20 AVG
With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Stanford
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamarion Wilcox’s 2024 season.
Matches Jamarion on
Weight
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jamarion on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jamarion Wilcox's freshman season at Kentucky (2024).
77%match
Matches Jamarion on
Receiving share
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Jamarion on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chris Davis Jr.
The backfield · Stanford
- #20Micah Ford643 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Sedrick Irvin118 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Tuna Altahir55 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Champ Hampton29 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Chris Davis Jr.2 games · 2026
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology