North Dakota State · L 7-33
No carries.
New Mexico State · W 24-0
7 carries, 20 yards
The other 6 games average 32 yards. This one was 12 below.
Farrington has carries in 7 of Jacksonville State’s 8 games: none against North Dakota State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Lucas Farrington
Two seasons in the Jacksonville State backfield to date. A game that shows it: 94 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards against Middle Tennessee — Week 4, 2026.
211 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 37 carries
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
13.2% of carries overall (35/266) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/50) — 53.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against New Mexico State on Oct. 28: 7 carries for 20 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 37 carries for 211 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 37 | 211 | 5.7 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 42 | 225 | 5.4 | 1 | 26 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | 23 |
Last game (Wk 9): 20 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-27vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Middle Tennessee | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kennesaw State | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs Florida International | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-0@ New Mexico State | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 37 | 211 | 5.7 | 1 | 26 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 31-27
44 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 4 at home.
With C. Creel — 194 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.0 · 38 rush yds (10 car) · C. Donaghy — 52.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Charles Kelly — 15-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 43.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 12.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 31.8 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 20.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.9%
213 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #185 at the position.
The No. 1,670 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
