Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 48 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 15 | 87 | 8.2 | 0 | 48 |
#6
Kolin Wilson
Freshman running back for Mississippi State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Gulf Shores, AL · Gulf Shores HS
Returning to Mississippi State for 2026
The numbers
87
rushing yards · 2026
5.8 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 53 rush yds, 19 rec yds, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Mississippi State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2025.
Kolin Wilson
Second year in the Mississippi State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 53 rush yds, 19 rec yds against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2026.
87 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 15 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Gulf Shores
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 7-8 over that span.
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 43.5 YDS/g, 8.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
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 | Mississippi State | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–13
at Minnesota
34 rush yds (11 car)
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With K. Taylor — 227 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 86 rush yds (13 car) · A. Evans III — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.07(01:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 48 yards gain to the ULM32 (#15 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA -1.23(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MINN05 (#3 T.Bush Jr.; #22 M.Smith)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.18(10:06) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush right for 9 yards gain to the MINN44 (#5 A.West)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.09(08:40) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MINN38 (#0 A.Smith)
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.05(11:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #6 K.Wilson caught at State35, for 12 yards to the ULM47 (#14 D.Jester; #10 R.Banks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +0.72(05:09) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MINN05 (#22 M.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +0.61(06:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MINN29 (#49 M.Kingsbury), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.55(04:27) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 0 yards to the MINN05 (#6 M.Baranowski)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.37(01:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MINN03 (#19 J.Gerlach; #46 M.Carrier)
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.37(01:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short left to #6 K.Wilson caught at ULM35, for 7 yards to the ULM25 (#5 Z.Jackson; #7 A.Adams)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 34% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -12 net (28 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Played in five career games with zero starts … Following the 2025 season, Wilson had 26 rushing yards on six carries and three touchdowns. 2025 (True Freshman Season) Played in five games with zero starts … Earned a redshirt because his...
The backfield · Mississippi State
- #24Fluff Bothwell677 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Xavier Gayten157 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Kolin Wilson26 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Brinston Williams1 game · 2026
- #25Cooper Crosby1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology