Coastal Carolina · W 31-24
No carries.
James Madison · L 24-27
No carries.
App State · W 19-3
No carries.
Samuel has carries in 5 of Georgia Southern’s 8 games: none against Coastal Carolina, James Madison and App State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jamarian Samuel
Second year in the Georgia Southern backfield. One game to point at: 46 rushing yards and 2 receptions against Charleston Southern — Week 1, 2026.
86 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 16 carries
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 1 | 24 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 87 | 7.2 | 1 | 36 |
| Career | 28 | 172 | 6.1 | 2 | 36 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 1 | 24 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-0
46 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 1 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 25.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 14.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
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.
The No. 1,750 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clay Helton.
Sun Belt Conference
