#21

Kente Edwards

Freshman running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

RB · Coastal Carolina · Fr. · #21

5′9″ · 197 lb · Annandale, NJ · North Hunterdon

Returning to Coastal Carolina for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETat DelawareDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Yards / carry: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

5.3 per carry

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 21 rush yds, vs Fordham

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Kente Edwards

RB · Coastal Carolina · Fr · #21

The receipt: 21 rush yds against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.

21 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#5 / 15 · 70th pct

5.3

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Long run#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 21.0 YDS/g, 5.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Beard

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	Coastal Carolina	4	21	5.2	0	--
Career		4	21	5.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 45–7

vs Fordham

21 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.

With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 45-7vs Fordham	4	21	5.3	0	11	Season-high 21 yds
Total		4	21	5.3	0	11

The backfield · Coastal Carolina

#26Daelen AlexanderRB · R-Jr.392 rushing yards · 2025
#23Dominic KnicelyRB · So.384 rushing yards · 2025
#20Jevon EdwardsRB · So.371 rushing yards · 2025
#22Breyahn TownsendRB · R-Jr.29 rushing yards · 2025
#21Kente EdwardsRB · Fr.1 game · 2026

3 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology