Gerald Green

Former running back at Troy. 2024: 545 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 9 catches.

RB · Troy · Sr.

6′0″ · 192 lb · Columbus, GA

CFB Index 43 · #178 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTroy 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

2★

APB recruit

No. 2779 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern

Statement game18 car · 186 yds · 3 TDvs Louisiana (FBS) · L 20-28

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

Gerald Green is an exceptionally fast human being.r/CFB game thread · ▲ 5His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Troy. 2024: 545 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 9 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2019.
Transferred from East Carolina to Troy in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Troy, 2,099 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20193 games

Signed with Georgia Southern2-star out of East Coweta

20236 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202412 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2779 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

3 coaches

2019–2021

Chip Lindsey

Troy

2022–2023

Jon Sumrall

Troy

era →

2024

Gerad Parker

Troy

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall, and Gerad Parker. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Georgia Southern7-6HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy

2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy

2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

43Rotational starter #178 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#180 / 442 · 59th pct

46.8%

Explosive rate#235 / 442 · 47th pct

6.4%

Yards / carry#253 / 442 · 43rd pct

5.0

EPA / carry#271 / 442 · 39th pct

0.12

TD rate#327 / 442 · 26th pct

2.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#108 / 330 · 67th pct

134

Long run#140 / 335 · 58th pct

Carries#147 / 335 · 56th pct

111

Rush yards#150 / 335 · 55th pct

545

Yards / carry#175 / 335 · 46th pct

4.9

Receptions#198 / 330 · 38th pct

Rush TDs#186 / 335 · 38th pct

Fumbles lost#157 / 204 · 15th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

109 carries

16%

Stuffed (≤0)

32%

Grind (1–3)

39%

Chunk (4–9)

14%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	53.0	4.7	0.3
Road6g	37.8	4.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	33.5	3.6	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	57.3	5.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #178 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Troy	111	545	4.9	3	--
2023	East Carolina	25	101	4.0	2	--
2022	Georgia Southern	88	480	5.5	6	--
2021	Georgia Southern	75	423	5.6	5	--
2020	Georgia Southern	71	444	6.3	2	--
2019	Georgia Southern	21	106	5.0	0	--
Career		391	2,099	5.4	18	--

Season	Team
2024	Troy	9	134	14.9	1	--
2023	East Carolina	8	38	4.8	0	--
2022	Georgia Southern	3	13	4.3	0	--
2021	Georgia Southern	2	26	13.0	0	--
2020	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
Career		22	211	9.6	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 34–12

vs Florida A&M

27 rush yds (5 car)

Dominant 22-point win at home against Florida A&M.

With D. Ross — -1 rush yds (1 car) · W. Crowder — 295 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · 19 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Coastal Carolina · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +7.03Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Gerald Green for 83 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Week 10 · Coastal Carolina · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.92Gerald Green run for 51 yds to the CCU 1 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.57Gerald Green run for 16 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Gerald Green run for 2 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Week 6 · Texas State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Gerald Green for 11 yds to the TROY 39 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Louisiana · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -2.14Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Gerald Green for 9 yds Gerald Green fumbled, recovered by UL Tyrone Lewis Jr. T. Lewis Jr. return for 0 yds
Week 5 · UL Monroe · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.91Gerald Green run for 13 yds to the TROY 44 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Florida A&M · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.85Gerald Green run for 11 yds to the TROY 42 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.81Gerald Green run for 23 yds to the ULM 39 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.79Gerald Green run for 8 yds to the ARST 34 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 26-28vs Nevada	11	40	3.6	1	16
Wk 2	L 17-38@ Memphis	10	20	2.0	0	8
Wk 3	L 21-38@ Iowa	5	7	1.4	0	4
Wk 4	W 34-12vs Florida A&M	5	27	5.4	0	11
Wk 5	L 9-13vs UL Monroe	13	102	7.8	0	23
Wk 6	L 17-38vs Texas State	3	5	1.7	0	6
Wk 8	L 9-25@ South Alabama	6	14	2.3	0	4
Wk 9	L 31-34@ Arkansas State	20	113	5.7	1	16
Wk 10	W 38-24vs Coastal Carolina	19	123	6.5	1	51	Season-high 123 yds
Wk 12	W 28-20@ Georgia Southern	5	41	8.2	0	33
Wk 13	L 30-51@ Louisiana	7	32	4.6	0	9
Wk 14	W 52-20vs Southern Miss	7	21	3.0	0	7
Total		111	545	4.3	3	51

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

Gerald Green

20193 games

20236 games

202412 games

2024 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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