Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 3 | 48 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 10 | 127 | 13.6 | 4 | 48 |
#3
Nate Frazier
Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Compton, CA · Mater Dei HS
CFB Index 65 · #55 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
127
rushing yards · 2026
4 TD · 12.7 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 4 car · 72 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 72 rush yds, 3 TD, vs Tennessee State
Swing playSwung Kentucky from 21% to 48% to win.Georgia at Kentucky · 13-12
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2024.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura tax
+50aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 80th percentile of RBs; the tape says
30th pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=62
— more hype than the tape.Aura — fan perception80th pctl
Production — on-field30th pctl
n=62 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our rushing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 80th · Production percentile: 31st
He's mentioned more than 80% of qualified RBs this season, but his production sits in just the 31st percentile — a gap of 49 points between volume and tape.
80thattention percentile · vs RBs
31stproduction percentile · vs RBs
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
121 windows · 2026 fan posts
nate×135.8stockton×105.6elite×53.2georgia×18.8
“Nate Frazier was the highest rated running back lasted year”
youtube/DawgNation · fan post, verbatim
Nate Frazier
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Georgia. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-SEC. One game to point at: 72 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.
127 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 181 yds at Mississippi State.Mississippi State · W 41-212025
202413 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Mater Dei
202514 games
- All-SECthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 25-5 over that span.
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 63.5 YDS/g, 13.6 YPC, 2.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #9 of 37 SEC RBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
72 rush yds (4 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.69(13:43) No Huddle #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 48 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:36, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(10:11) No Huddle #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 14 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:08, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20(11:32) #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:28 #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46(10:55) #3 N.Frazier rush left for 3 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:56 #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.38(14:54) Shotgun #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 16 yards gain to the WKU02 (#10 X.Griffin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.90(14:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 20 yards gain to the WKU11 (#13 L.Thompson; #50 E.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.33(13:35) No Huddle #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TSU48 (#13 J.LaBranche; #6 D.Curtis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.18(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WKU14 (#20 Z.Smith)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.11(00:57) #3 N.Frazier rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UGA43 (#7 J.Lewis; #22 J.Donald)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.09(02:13) Shotgun #3 N.Frazier rush left for 5 yards gain to the UGA25 (#7 J.Lewis)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Owen Allen’s 2025 season.
79%match
Matches Owen on
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Weight
Differs from Owen on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to B.J. Baylor’s path through Oregon State.
92%match
Matches B.J. on
Yards per carry
Weight
Height
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Allen's sophomore season at Air Force (2025).
81%match
Matches Owen on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Owen on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nate Frazier
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #51
Peaked at #51 this season.
Background
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team CAREER HIGHS 21 rushes vs. UMass, 2024 181 rushing yards vs. Mississippi State, 2025 3 rushing TD vs. UMass, 2024 Long rush of 59 vs. Mississippi State, 2025 2 receptions vs. Florida, Georgia Tech, 2024 1 receiving TD vs. Ole Miss, 2025 24 receiving ya...
The backfield · Georgia
- #3Nate Frazier947 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Dante Dowdell560 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Chauncey Bowens526 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dwight Phillips Jr.210 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Bo Walker100 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology