Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
#26
Jo Jo Troupe
Freshman running back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 200 lb · Tampa, FL
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
The numbers
20
rushing yards · 2026
4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 20 rush yds, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2025.
Jo Jo Troupe
One game to point at: 20 rush yds against East Tennessee State — Week 2, 2026.
20 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 5 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Berkeley Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow 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 2 games: 10.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
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 | North Carolina | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
1 NO · 24 YDS · 24 AVG
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
The backfield · North Carolina
- Demon June464 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Benjamin Hall274 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Jaylen McGill19 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Kaleb Jackson16 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Jo Jo Troupe2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology