Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 13 | 127 | 9.8 | 3 | 69 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Total | 19 | 149 | 6.8 | 3 | 69 |
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Jaheim Merriweather
Junior running back for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Jackson, TN · Bearden HS
Transferred Purdue → Troy for 2026
The numbers
149
rushing yards · 2026
3 TD · 7.8 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 13 car · 127 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game.
Swing playSwung Troy from 52% to 77% to win.Alabama State at Troy · 34-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
- Transferred from Purdue to Troy in 2026.
Jaheim Merriweather
Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Ryan Walters, Barry Odom and Gerad Parker. The receipt: 127 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Alabama State — Week 2, 2026.
149 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 19 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Bearden
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Troy
Played his entire career under Gerad Parker.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Troy
2025Purdue
2026Troy
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 74.5 YDS/g, 6.8 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
127 rush yds (13 car) · 3 TD
With E. Crenshaw — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.61(06:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush middle for 69 yards gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:56, 1ST DOWN #33 E.Head kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:41 #33 E.Head kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.62(07:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush right for 12 yards gain to the ASU48 (#16 A.Fitts; #32 R.Watson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.58(00:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush right for 17 yards gain to the TROY45 (#6 T.Sims), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.16No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush right for 0 yards to the TROY45 (#13 C.Lucius)
- Week 1 · Sam Houston · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.00(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush right for 8 yards gain to the TROY38 (#97 D.Frazier; #13 R.Adams)
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94(00:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:15 #33 E.Head kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls) PENALTY ASU Illegal Substitution declined
- Week 1 · Sam Houston · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.94(00:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush middle for 10 yards gain to the TROY40 (#7 C.Magee III; #9 J.Arnold), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Alabama State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.86(03:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush middle for 11 yards gain to the ASU44 (#6 T.Sims; #16 A.Fitts), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Sam Houston · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.79(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Merriweather rush right for 0 yards to the TROY41 (#13 R.Adams)
Game log
Background
2025 (Sophomore): Played in five games, rushing twice for four yards against USC ... Played 21 snaps on special teams, primarily on the kickoff coverage unit 2024 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games ... Totaled 15 rushes for 77 yards and added three catches for 21 yards ... Scored his first career r...
The backfield · Troy
- #1Jordan Lovett339 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Dennis Palmer40 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Jaheim Merriweather4 rushing yards · 2025
- #21AC Walters1 game · 2025
- #26DeWhitt Betterson Jr.no box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology