Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 19 | 101 | 5.3 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Total | 28 | 176 | 6.8 | 2 | 19 |
#5
Lanear McCrary Jr.
Senior running back for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Rockmart, GA
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
The numbers
176
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 6.3 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 75 rush yds, 1 TD, 2 rec yds, vs North Carolina A&T
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearLanear McCrary Jr.
The receipt on tape: 101 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Kennesaw State, Week 2, 2026.
176 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 28 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (90th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 88.0 YDS/g, 6.8 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
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 | Georgia State | 28 | 176 | 6.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 176 | 6.3 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -4.24(07:35) Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the KSU18 fumbled by #5 L.McCrary Jr. at KSU20 forced by #18 J.Anglin recovered by KSU #0 P.Fisher at KSU18, End Of Play
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Lanear McCrary Jr. 8 Yd Run (Samer Layous Kick)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +2.30(00:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 18 yards gain to the GSU41 (#13 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.42(12:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 13 yards gain to the KSU29 (#5 T.Lawson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.09(12:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the GSU30 (#9 D.Frederick), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.09(02:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GSU31 (#21 M.Harvey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.07(04:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NCA38 (#7 T.Brown), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94(00:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:40 #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +0.77(11:38) Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush middle for 13 yards gain to the KSU30 (#13 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +0.72(08:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 L.McCrary Jr. rush right for 7 yards gain to the NCA23 (#94 S.Cabaniss-Ali; #21 M.Harvey), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
The backfield · Georgia State
- Dennis Murray Jr.53 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Jaylen Poe40 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Lanear McCrary Jr.2 games · 2026
- #20Jamal Bing Jr.1 game · 2026
- #33Jason Fisherno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology