#27

Corey Landers

Sophomore running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.

RB · Western Kentucky · So. · #27

5′8″ · 195 lb · Montgomery, AL

Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat IndianaMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)Indiana by 44

How he plays

Fumbles lost: 75th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

2.4 per carry

3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 15 rush yds, vs Arkansas Baptist

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Corey Landers

RB · Houston Christian · So · #27

The receipt on tape: 15 rush yds against Arkansas Baptist, Week 2, 2026.

26 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Houston Christian0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 6 · 75th pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Yards / carry#16 / 15 · 0th pct

2.4

Long run#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home1g	15.0	2.5	0.0
Road2g	5.5	2.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	8.7	2.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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 Kentucky	11	26	2.4	0	--
Career		11	26	2.4	0	--

Game log

Game by game

Corey Landers's 2026 production

Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.

Source CFB Zeitgeist · player_game_stats + power_ratings_weekly

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-28@ SE Louisiana	2	4	2.0	3
Wk 1	L 3-31@ Rice	3	7	2.3	5
Wk 2	W 88-0vs Arkansas Baptist	6	15	2.5	9	Season-high 15 yds
Total		11	26	2.3	9

The backfield · Western Kentucky

#3Ajay AllenRB · R-Sr.497 rushing yards · 2025
#9George Hart IIIRB · Sr.300 rushing yards · 2025
#9Kalib HicksRB · R-Jr.128 rushing yards · 2025
#25Jaden McGillRB · R-Sr.63 rushing yards · 2025
#27Corey LandersRB · So.3 games · 2026

6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology