James Madison · L 13-26
No carries.
Texas State · W 31-29
No carries.
Oregon State · L 14-66
No carries.
Washington State · W 26-20
18 carries, 115 yards
The other 5 games average 72 yards. This one was 43 above.
Sutton has carries in 6 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against James Madison, Texas State and Oregon State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“There will be 14 million points scored in this game if CSU can’t stop lucky Sutton”
San Diego State fan, r/CFB game thread · at Colorado State, Oct 24
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Why didn't Lucky Sutton play for San Diego State against James Madison?
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 20
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
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 22, middle 58, right 23. His longest went for 67 yards.
Lucky Sutton
Played for two head coaches at San Diego State: Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis. First career honor, 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 115 rushing yards against Washington State — Week 9, 2026.
473 rushing yards · 5 rushing TD · 103 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 19.4% of his carries. 8 carries for 11 yds vs Toledo; 18 for 115 vs Washington State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Why didn't Lucky Sutton play for San Diego State against James Madison?
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
from 7 outlets
Lucky Sutton Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List
San Diego State Aztecs +2 Aug 18 · 3 outlets
San Diego State Aztecs +2Lucky Sutton Named to Doak Walker Award Watch ListAug 18Sports Illustrated +1San Diego State star Lucky Sutton named to national player of the year watch listAug 3Sports Illustrated +1San Diego State star Lucky Sutton named to prestigious national watch listAug 17San Diego State AztecsLucky Sutton Named to Maxwell Award Watch ListAug 3San Diego State AztecsLucky Sutton Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch ListAug 17Sports Illustrated +1Sean Lewis, Lucky Sutton open fall camp with high expectations for San Diego State’s first Pac-12 seasonAug 6
East Village TimesAztecs camp check: Lucky Sutton leads SDSU’s deep running back roomAug 13Sports Illustrated +1
CBS Sports
Yahoo SportsSan Diego State Aztecs +2Sports Illustrated +1Sports Illustrated +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 103 | 473 | 4.6 | 5 | 67 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 253 | 1,292 | 5.1 | 10 | 50 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 2 | 62 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 393 | 1,965 | 5.0 | 17 | 67 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 9): 115 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 3 | 13 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | 67 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 0 | 46 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Total | 103 | 473 | 4.6 | 5 | 67 |
Oct. 31 · W 26-20 vs Washington State, play by play
18 carries for 115 yards, his most this season. In the fourth quarter, with San Diego State ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 22 yards. 5 of his 18 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 46.
46-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
5-yard run on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 17-14.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, up 20-14.
22 carries for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns. He converted a 4th and 1 with San Diego State down 7-0.
4-yard run on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 7-0.
15-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
8-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
18 carries for 110 yards.
3-yard loss on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
No gain on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, up 13-10.
67-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 17-16.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 11 yards.
4-yard run. Third quarter, down 24-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 81 yards.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
3-yard run on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard run on 3rd and 19. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
14-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 18 carries for 58 yards and 3 touchdowns.
2-yard loss on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
13-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, made it 29-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 53-20
58 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 defensive TD · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
The plays that mattered most
91st in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
34%103 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 103 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 103 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 34% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 94.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 63.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 65.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 106 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #2 of 34 Mountain West RBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
