Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 13 | 92 | 7.2 | 0 | 16 |
#22
Jawarn Howell
Junior running back for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 222 lb · Mooresville, NC
Returning to South Carolina for 2026
The numbers
92
rushing yards · 2026
7.1 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 62 rush yds, vs Kent State
The play that turned itSwung Charlotte from 41% to 86% to win.South Carolina State at Charlotte · 24-3
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from South Carolina State to South Carolina in 2024.
Jawarn Howell
He got to South Carolina by way of South Carolina State. The receipt: 62 rush yds against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
92 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 15-12 over that span.
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). 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 2 games: 46.0 YDS/g, 7.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
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 | South Carolina | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 295 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
30 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Kent State · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.15(08:35) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush left for 16 yards gain to the KSU26 (#2 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Towson · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.30(01:02) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush left for 9 yards gain to the USC36 (#4 T.Sands)
- Week 2 · Towson · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.15(00:13) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 7 yards gain to the USC34 (#10 S.Hampton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.96(10:00) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU01 (#10 H.Dawahare)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.81(02:20) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 11 yards gain to the KSU23 (#4 R.Nicholl), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.74(05:29) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush right for 9 yards gain to the KSU25 (#25 M.Buchanan)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.45(06:43) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU07 (#19 D.Barnes)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.38(04:43) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU17 (#25 M.Buchanan; #11 C.Wilborn), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.19(06:12) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU34 (#24 T.Mintz), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.10(01:52) Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU12 (#52 A.Burgess; #10 H.Dawahare), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
The backfield · South Carolina
- #28Matthew Fuller260 rushing yards · 2025
- #10Christian Clark236 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Jawarn Howell80 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Isaiah Augustave1 rushing yard · 2025
- #31Neil Salvage IIIno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology