Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Total | 28 | 142 | 5.3 | 2 | 14 |
#5
Jaquari Lewis
Sophomore running back for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
CFB Index 44 · #183 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to App State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
142
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 5.1 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 33 car · 175 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 69 rush yds, 1 TD, 4 rec yds, vs Maine
The play that turned itSwung App State from 11% to 44% to win.Georgia Southern at App State · 25-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2025.
Jaquari Lewis
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his second year in the same backfield at App State. The receipt: 73 rush yds, 1 rush TD against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
142 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 28 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with App State3-star out of Chaminade-Madonna
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dowell Loggains — 7-8 over that span.
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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: 71.0 YDS/g, 5.3 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #15 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
69 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.53(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 12 yards gain to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14, 1ST DOWN #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51(08:46) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush middle for 10 yards gain to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:44, 1ST DOWN #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.79(11:05) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 14 yards gain to the ECU47 (#17 R.Mosby), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04(14:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MNE39 (#15 J.Kucera; #10 S.Oppenheimer)
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.03(14:59) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush middle for 12 yards gain to the App37 (#6 B.Isaiah), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.89(08:04) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 1 yard gain to the APP39 (#10 C.Law; #6 D.Hines)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.80(06:11) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 12 yards gain to the APP30 (#4 K.Merrell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&14 · Q1 · EPA -0.58(07:57) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 1 yard loss to the APP37 (#44 P.Carr; #1 J.Barker)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.57(10:38) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush middle for 2 yards gain to the APP33 (#11 D.Johnson Jr.)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.50(09:56) Shotgun #5 J.Lewis rush left for 1 yard gain to the ECU33 (#6 D.Hines)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gi'Bran Payne’s 2023 season.
Matches Gi'Bran on
Weight
Yards / carry
Class year
Differs from Gi'Bran on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Ingram’s path through Chattanooga.
Ryan Ingram
94%match
#4
Darius Wilson
92%
Matches Ryan on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Omiri Wiggins's freshman season at Louisiana Tech (2024).
Matches Omiri on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Omiri on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaquari Lewis
The backfield · App State
- #7Rashod Dubinion868 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jaquari Lewis618 rushing yards · 2025
- #48J'Marion Burnette82 rushing yards · 2025
- #11Ja'Quez Cross36 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Max Guest1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology