Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ BYU | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 30 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
#24
Quincy Craig
Arizona fans still can't agree what Quincy Craig is — the eye test and the résumé keep splitting the room.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Garden Grove, CA · Mater Dei HS
CFB Index 47 · #156 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Arizona 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
30
rushing yards · 2026
3.8 per carry · 5 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 24 rush yds, 19 rec yds, vs Northern Arizona
The play that turned itSwung Arizona from 28% to 94% to win.Kansas at Arizona · 24-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Arizona. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Portland State in 2022.
Quincy Craig
On Trialas of 2026-09-15
Quincy Craig is on trial in Arizona's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
30RUSH YDS0RUSH TD8CARRIES
Arizona fans keep putting his case on trial, week to week.
medium confidence5 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Portland State3-star out of Mater Dei
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Brennan, all balanced offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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: 15.0 YDS/g, 3.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
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
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #22 of 35 Big 12 RBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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 35–7
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.26(05:10) #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #24 Q.Craig caught at ARIZ45, for 9 yards to the NAU47 (#12 A.Gibson)
- Week 2 · BYU · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA -1.09(10:19) Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ARIZ43 (#57 K.Tanuvasa)
- Week 2 · BYU · 2&20 · Q3 · EPA +1.07(08:28) Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #24 Q.Craig caught at ARIZ47, for 11 yards to the BYU46 (#11 F.Satuala), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.96(06:14) #24 Q.Craig rush left for 13 yards gain to the ARIZ33 (#7 B.Singleton; #3 J.Fort), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.93(07:58) Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ45 (#28 M.Te'o)
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.69(00:28) Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #24 Q.Craig caught at ARIZ15, for 10 yards to the ARIZ30 (#16 N.Young-Blackgoat), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.63(02:04) Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ39 (#96 J.Baer; #8 J.Letua)
- Week 2 · BYU · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.50(02:35) Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #24 Q.Craig caught at BYU40, for 7 yards to the BYU37 (#4 C.Uluave; #30 B.Lindsey)
- Week 2 · BYU · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.42(11:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BYU27 (#30 B.Lindsey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.31(12:41) Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush right for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ29 (#8 J.Letua)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Arizona
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marion Lukes’s 2023 season.
82%match
All-MAC
Matches Marion on
Weight
Yards / carry
Height
Differs from Marion on
Yards / reception (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tre Wisner's junior season at Texas (2025).
79%match
Matches Tre on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Differs from Tre on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Quincy Craig
Background
Purchase Jersey Honors and Awards 2025: Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (11/10) 2023: All-Big Sky Honorable Mention 2023: Jerry Rice Award Watch List Arizona 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in 12 games with two starts in his first season with the Wildcats and saw time on 288 offensive snaps Rus...
The backfield · Arizona
- #21Ismail Mahdi853 rushing yards · 2025
- #44Antwan Roberts512 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Kedrick Reescano396 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Quincy Craig364 rushing yards · 2025
- Wesley Yarbrough77 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology