Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#26
Max Guest
Sophomore running back for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Asheville, NC
Returning to App State for 2026
The numbers
5
rushing yards · 2026
5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rush yds, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2025.
Max Guest
This is his second year in the same backfield at App State. The receipt on tape: 5 rush yds against Maine, Week 1, 2026.
5 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with App State3-star out of A.C. Reynolds
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dowell Loggains — 7-8 over that span.
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
5 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The backfield · App State
- #7Rashod Dubinion868 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Jaquari Lewis618 rushing yards · 2025
- #48J'Marion Burnette82 rushing yards · 2025
- #11Ja'Quez Cross36 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Max Guest1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology