#26

Sedrick Irvin

Senior running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Stanford · Sr. · #26

5′10″ · 205 lb · Miami, FL · Christopher Columbus

CFB Index 31 · #308 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Stanford for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat DukeWallace Wade StadiumDuke by 9.5

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

6 per carry · 1 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 41 rush yds, vs Miami

The play that turned itSwung Stanford from 27% to 64% to win.San José State at Stanford · 30-29

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2023.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Yards / carry: 87th percentile.

The full scouting read

Sedrick Irvin

RB · Stanford · Sr · #26

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Stanford, three different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. One game to point at: 43 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2026.

84 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning

2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

31Below cohort / limited sample #308 of 326?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#3 / 15 · 87th pct

6.0

Long run#10 / 15 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rec yards#15 / 15 · 7th pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 42.0 YDS/g, 6.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tavita Pritchard

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-ACC

Based on 2025: #38 of 38 ACC RBs

How the All-ACC 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

Season	Team
2026	Stanford	14	84	6.0	0	--
2025	Stanford	41	118	2.9	1	--
2024	Stanford	18	69	3.8	0	--
2023	Stanford	26	113	4.3	1	--
Career		99	384	3.9	2	--

Season	Team
2026	Stanford	1	5	5.0	--
2025	Stanford	2	13	6.5	--
2024	Stanford	5	107	21.4	--
2023	Stanford	2	9	4.5	--
Career		10	134	13.4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 37–27

vs Hawai'i

43 rush yds (8 car)

With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Miami · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(10:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 27 yards gain to the MIA23 (#3 B.Fitzgerald), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +0.98(06:00) Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HAW38 (#25 M.Thompson), 1ST DOWN. #52 A.Kilstrom injured on the play
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +0.94(04:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HAW24 (#4 E.Palmer; #2 K.Moore), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.81(07:34) Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 11 yards gain to the STAN32 (#2 K.Moore), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Miami · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.71(11:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush right for 8 yards gain to the STA24 (#7 Z.Poyser; #31 H.Scroggins III)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.60(05:33) Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush right for 1 yard gain to the HAW37 (#52 L.McCoy)
Week 1 · Miami · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.45(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MIA24 (#8 M.Lightfoot)
Week 1 · Miami · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.41(02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the STA32 (#8 M.Lightfoot)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.32(03:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HAW17 (#25 M.Thompson)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +0.29Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAW11 (#95 G.Speight), 1ST DOWN