Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
#33
Justin Powell
Freshman running back for Rice. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Lyons, GA · Toombs County
Returning to Rice for 2026
The numbers
3
rushing yards · 2026
1.5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rush yds, vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Rice. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2026.
Justin Powell
One game to point at: 3 rush yds against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2026.
3 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Toombs County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, 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 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
Scott Abell
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 | Rice | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
3 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Rice
Returning around him
- 39% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Background
Toombs County High School GHSA Class A-Division 1 All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and RecruitGeorgia and Offensive Player of the Year in Region 3-A DI for coach Buddy Martin… Rushed for 1817 yards on 232 carries (8.1 average) and 33 touchdowns as a senior, leading Toombs C...
The backfield · Rice
- #10Quinton Jackson889 rushing yards · 2025
- #28DAndre Hardeman Jr.302 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Tyvonn Byars193 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Carson Morgan18 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Justin Powell1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology