Old Dominion · W 23-15
No carries.
App State · W 19-3
5 carries, 6 yards
The other 6 games average 39 yards. This one was 33 below.
Mbadinga has carries in 7 of Georgia Southern’s 8 games: none against Old Dominion.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
David Mbadinga
David Mbadinga takes over from OJ Arnold at Georgia Southern.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against App State on Oct. 31: 5 carries for 6 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 38 carries for 202 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 44 | 239 | 5.4 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 49 | 196 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 58 | 229 | 3.9 | 3 | 29 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | 2 | 29 |
| Career | 173 | 776 | 4.5 | 6 | 30 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 103 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 44 | 239 | 5.4 | 0 | 30 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 27-31
103 rush yds (18 car) · 5 rec · 40 yds
With A. Smith — 44 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · M. Johnson — 187 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.0 · 12 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
293rd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%44 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 44 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
4 seasons under Clay Helton — 25-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 17.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 56.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 38.8 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clay Helton.
