Lanear McCrary Jr.

#5 · RB · Fr. · Georgia State5′10″ · 200 lb · Rockmart, GA

Rushing yards403113th of 278 running backsLast gameL 20–31vs Coastal Carolina · Oct 31
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403 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 111 vs Northern Illinois.
Game 1: against North Carolina A&T, win 59-10, 75 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent75WNCATFCSGame 2: at Kennesaw State, win 31-17, 101 rushing yards, 1 touchdown101WKENN@Game 3: at UCF, loss 30-44, 51 rushing yards51LUCF@Game 4: against Northern Illinois, win 35-14, 111 rushing yards, 1 touchdown111WNIUGame 5: against Old Dominion, win 42-10, 23 rushing yards23WODUGame 6: at James Madison, loss 22-49, 24 rushing yards, 1 touchdown24LJMU@Game 7: at Arkansas State, loss 32-38, 14 rushing yards14LARST@Game 8: against Coastal Carolina, loss 20-31, 4 rushing yards4LCCUSeason high
Game 1: against North Carolina A&T, win 59-10, 75 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWNCATFCSGame 2: at Kennesaw State, win 31-17, 101 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWKENN@Game 3: at UCF, loss 30-44, 51 rushing yardsLUCF@Game 4: against Northern Illinois, win 35-14, 111 rushing yards, 1 touchdown111WNIUGame 5: against Old Dominion, win 42-10, 23 rushing yardsWODUGame 6: at James Madison, loss 22-49, 24 rushing yards, 1 touchdownLJMU@Game 7: at Arkansas State, loss 32-38, 14 rushing yardsLARST@Game 8: against Coastal Carolina, loss 20-31, 4 rushing yards4LCCUSeason high
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Coastal Carolina · L 20-31

2 carries, 4 yards

The other 7 games average 57 yards. This one was 53 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

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McCrary against Georgia State’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,500124681012134 to playGames playedBarnett ’19: 928 at game 8, 1,453 for the seasonCarroll ’23: 1,060 at game 8, 1,350 for the seasonBarnett ’19 1,453Carroll ’23 1,350McCrary 403
Through 8 games: 525 yards behind Tra Barnett in 2019 (928 at this point), whose season finished at 1,453. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like McCrary, and how their seasons went

05001,0001,500124681012134 to playGames playedRedding ’15 (Indiana): 418 at game 8, 1,012 for the seasonRushing ’14 (Air Force): 190 at game 8, 354 for the seasonEasly ’18 (North Texas): 386 at game 8, 386 for the seasonRedding ’15 1,012McCrary 403Easly ’18 386Rushing ’14 354
The closest match is Devine Redding of Indiana in 2015: 418 yards at game 8, against 403 this season, and 1,012 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

McCrary against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005McCrary 403
Through 8 games: 646 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 403 yards, 50 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 819 yards, Freddie Brock in 2024, Georgia State’s 5th-best season in our records: 416 to go, 104 a game, more than the 50 a game so far.

This week

A play of his this season

  1. Q1, 0:00 · Georgia State up 7Lanear McCrary Jr. runs 8 yards for a touchdownNorth Carolina A&T at Georgia State, week 1Q1, 0:00 · Georgia State 14, North Carolina A&T 090Capped a 90-yard drive90Capped a 90-yard driveCapped a 90-yard driveLanear McCrary Jr. 8 yd Run (Samer Layous Kick)Watch from this play Sun Belt Conference

29% of the carries, 25% of the yards, 29% of the touchdowns

  • Carries29%84 of 293
  • Yards25%403 of 1,608
  • Touchdowns29%4 of 14

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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leftmiddlerightno spot
a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 63, right 10. His longest went for 30 yards.

Lanear McCrary Jr.

RB · Georgia State · Fr · #5

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Lanear McCrary Jr. takes over from Jordan Simmons at Georgia State.

403rushing yards4rushing TD84carries

Rushing value per play

+0.13

our model · 2026 · 51 plays

Read the story so far

Lanear McCrary Jr. lines up at RB for Georgia State.

On the field, the headline is 403 rush yds, with 4 rush td.

Lanear McCrary Jr. inherited the RB job from Jordan Simmons.

The number to watch: +0.13 — rushing value per play.

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  • Inherited fromJordan Simmons

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

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