CBS Sports College FootballShort-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/20Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
- touchdown
Old Dominion · W 36-23
8 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
The other 7 games average 19 yards. This one was 57 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordMarshall is 5-3.
- Next gameat Georgia Southern · Sat Nov 7
His most important play this season
12% of the carries, 16% of the yards, 33% of the touchdowns
- Carries12%36 of 292
- Yards16%209 of 1,309
- Touchdowns33%4 of 12
- Yards a carry: 5.8. Everyone else on the team: 4.3.
- A touchdown every 9.0 carries. Everyone else on the team: one every 32.0.
Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Who carried it
- Judah Price319 yards, 56 carries, 2 touchdowns
- Khalil Wilkins256 yards, 41 carries
- Joshon Barbie252 yards, 56 carries, 2 touchdowns
- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson224 yards, 70 carries, 2 touchdowns
- TJ Lester209 yards, 36 carries, 4 touchdowns
- 3 others53 yards
Share of the team's total this season.
TJ Lester
A game that shows it: 76 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Old Dominion — Week 9, 2026.
209 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 36 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Old Dominion on Oct. 31: 8 carries for 76 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 36 carries for 209 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 36-23 at Old Dominion8 carries, 76 yds, 2 TD
- W 20-13 vs South Alabama2 carries, 4 yds
- L 21-27 vs Coastal Carolina4 carries, 22 yds
- L 17-45 at James Madison5 carries, 25 yds, 1 TD
- W 36-35 vs Gardner-Webb7 carries, 43 yds
- W 30-24 at Missouri State4 carries, 27 yds
- W 28-26 vs Middle Tennessee4 carries, 6 yds, 1 TD
- L 0-45 at Penn State2 carries, 6 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 36 | 209 | 5.8 | 4 | 49 |
| Career | 36 | 209 | 5.8 | 4 | 49 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | 39 |
| Career | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 | 39 |
Last game (Wk 9): 76 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 2 | 49 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Total | 36 | 209 | 5.8 | 4 | 49 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2026
W 36-23
at Old Dominion
76 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD
With C. Heimbach — 43.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20 · X. Turner-Bradshaw — 1 rec · 37 yds · 3 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Missouri State · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +5.00C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short right to T.Lester for 39 yards for a touchdown
- Week 9 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76T.Lester rush middle for 49 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.61T.Lester rush middle for 10 yards gain (C.Haynes)
- Week 3 · Missouri State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.12C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short right to T.Lester for 13 yards (J.Kpassou)
- Week 9 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.08T.Lester rush middle for 4 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 5 · James Madison · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90T.Lester rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Missouri State · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.41T.Lester rush middle for 5 yards gain (C.Ford)
- Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.23T.Lester rush middle for 2 yards loss (X.Booker; D.Grayson)
- Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21T.Lester rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MT 00 TOUCHDOWN
- Week 5 · James Madison · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.15C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short right to T.Lester for 6 yards, End Of Play
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2026Marshall5-3HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 18.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 33.5 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 21.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 40.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
36 carries and 5 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
55 · #99 of 330 RBs
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
Starter
The No. 2,468 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a freshman.
First season at Marshall, 8 games
- 2026 Marshall GibsonYear 1 · 8 games
- High school MiltonAlpharetta, GA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 2,468 in the 2025 class. Signed with West Georgia.Also from Milton: CJ Wiley (Georgia), Ethan Barbour (Georgia), Brayden Jacobs (Clemson) and 16 more.
2025
- Signed with West GeorgiaThree-star, out of Milton