Southern Miss · L 31-35
7 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 36 yards. This one was 16 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
JJ Garner
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A game that shows it: 78 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Arkansas State — Week 5, 2026.
304 rushing yards · 5 rushing TD · 51 carries
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 24: 7 carries for 52 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 51 carries for 304 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana | 51 | 304 | 6.0 | 5 | 42 |
| Career | 51 | 304 | 6.0 | 5 | 42 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
Last game (Wk 8): 52 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | 42 | |
| Total | 51 | 304 | 6.0 | 5 | 42 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 23-20
78 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 3 at home.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.6 · 64 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · T. Sterner — 11 points · 38 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
217th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%49 carriesFumble rate
2.0%1 of 51 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.0 yds/carry on 51 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 44.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 31.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 36.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 52.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #127 at the position.
The No. 1,602 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
