Qwantavius Wiggins

#24 · RB · Fr. · Georgia State5′11″ · 200 lb · Fairburn, GA · Langston Hughes

Rushing yards44691st of 278 running backsLast gameL 20–31vs Coastal Carolina · Oct 31
Nextat App StateSat Nov 7 · 2:30 pm ET
446 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 125 at UCF.
Game 1: against North Carolina A&T, win 59-10, 12 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent12WNCATFCSGame 2: at Kennesaw State, win 31-17, 5 rushing yards5WKENN@Game 3: at UCF, loss 30-44, 125 rushing yards, 1 touchdown125LUCF@Game 4: against Northern Illinois, win 35-14, 6 rushing yards6WNIUGame 5: against Old Dominion, win 42-10, 87 rushing yards87WODUGame 6: at James Madison, loss 22-49, 16 rushing yards16LJMU@Game 7: at Arkansas State, loss 32-38, 99 rushing yards, 1 touchdown99LARST@Game 8: against Coastal Carolina, loss 20-31, 96 rushing yards96LCCUSeason high,in a loss
Game 1: against North Carolina A&T, win 59-10, 12 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWNCATFCSGame 2: at Kennesaw State, win 31-17, 5 rushing yardsWKENN@Game 3: at UCF, loss 30-44, 125 rushing yards, 1 touchdown125 · season highLUCF@Game 4: against Northern Illinois, win 35-14, 6 rushing yardsWNIUGame 5: against Old Dominion, win 42-10, 87 rushing yardsWODUGame 6: at James Madison, loss 22-49, 16 rushing yardsLJMU@Game 7: at Arkansas State, loss 32-38, 99 rushing yards, 1 touchdownLARST@Game 8: against Coastal Carolina, loss 20-31, 96 rushing yards96LCCU
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Coastal Carolina · L 20-31

11 carries, 96 yards

The other 7 games average 50 yards. This one was 46 above.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

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Wiggins against Georgia State’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,500124681012134 to playGames playedBarnett ’19: 928 at game 8, 1,453 for the seasonCarroll ’23: 1,060 at game 8, 1,350 for the seasonBarnett ’19 1,453Carroll ’23 1,350Wiggins 446
Through 8 games: 482 yards behind Tra Barnett in 2019 (928 at this point), whose season finished at 1,453. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like Wiggins, and how their seasons went

05001,000124681012134 to playGames playedMoore ’15 (App State): 199 at game 8, 731 for the seasonFlemister ’22 (Pittsburgh): 45 at game 8, 221 for the seasonGreen ’25 (Sam Houston): 271 at game 8, 391 for the seasonMoore ’15 731Wiggins 446Green ’25 391Flemister ’22 221
The closest match is Jalin Moore of App State in 2015: 199 yards at game 8, against 446 this season, and 731 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Wiggins against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Wiggins 446
Through 8 games: 603 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 446 yards, 56 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 819 yards, Freddie Brock in 2024, Georgia State’s 5th-best season in our records: 373 to go, 93 a game, more than the 56 a game so far.
  • 859 yards, Jamyest Williams in 2021, Georgia State’s 4th-best season in our records: 413 to go, 103 a game, more than the 56 a game so far.

This week

Worth knowing

  • Qwantavius Wiggins had 125 rushing yards in the 44-30 loss to UCF, the best game of the season so far.
  • Qwantavius Wiggins has 9.2 receiving yards a game at home, 22.5 on the road.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 0:26 · Georgia State down 7, ties itAyden Pereira finds Qwantavius Wiggins for a 33-yard touchdownGeorgia State at Arkansas State, week 8Q2, 0:26 · Georgia State 14, Arkansas State 1417Ayden Pereira, with 17 passes this season before the game, throws the game-tying touchdown pass17Ayden Pereira, with 17 passes this season before the game, throws the game-tying touchdown passAyden Pereira, with 17 passes this season before the game, throws the game-tying touchdown passA.Pereira pass complete short left to Q.Wiggins caught at ASU31, for 33 yards to the ASU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play Sun Belt Conference

All 4 of his plays on video

22% of the carries, 28% of the yards, 21% of the touchdowns

  • Carries22%65 of 293
  • Yards28%446 of 1,608
  • Touchdowns21%3 of 14
  • Yards a carry: 6.9. Everyone else on the team: 5.1.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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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 16, middle 39, right 10. His longest went for 78 yards.

Qwantavius Wiggins

RB · Georgia State · Fr · #24

Wins in space out of the backfield. A game that shows it: 125 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against UCF — Week 3, 2026.

446 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 65 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

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