Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-48@ East Tennessee State | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -3 yds |
| Total | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
#28
Javon McMahan
Freshman running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 210 lb · Chattanooga, TN
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
-3
rushing yards · 2026
-1.5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: -3 rush yds, at East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearJavon McMahan
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
-3 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Tusculum0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: -3.0 YDS/g, -1.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
The backfield · Western Kentucky
- #3Ajay Allen497 rushing yards · 2025
- #9George Hart III300 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Kalib Hicks128 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jaden McGill63 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Javon McMahan1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology