#21

Mississippi State · 2026

J.J. Hill

RBFreshman6' 0", 220 lbsTupelo, MS★★★ 2026 recruit · #966 nationally

Mississippi State Bulldogs4-2 · TDC #44

Snap share

10%

likely 5–22%

Rush yards

147

367th of 1456 in FBS

Yards / carry

9.8

Rush TD

221st of 631 in FBS

Receptions

EPA / play

+0.56

15 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · +8.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.56

Rushing+0.56

1st down+0.62

2nd down+0.45

3rd down+0.95

Standard downs+0.61

Passing downs+0.25

HillRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays7%

Pass plays0%

Run plays15%

1st down7%

2nd down10%

3rd down2%

Standard downs8%

Passing downs3%

HillRB average

Charting

Where Hill's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction15 carries

Left

19.0 YPC · 100% succ.

Middle

80%

9.9 YPC · 50% succ.

Right

13%

4.5 YPC · 50% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

J.J. Hill's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs UL Monroe (Week 1)1 of 2 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	UL Monroe	W 62–13	8.6	7	118	16.9	2	57
2	@Minnesota	W 38–13	—	no stats recorded
3	@South Carolina	W 41–34	—	no stats recorded
4	Missouri	W 31–24	—	no stats recorded
5	Alabama	L 23–56	—	3	6	2.0	0	4
7	@LSU	L 0–31	4.8	5	23	4.6	0	11
2026 · 3 games			6.7	15	147	9.8	2	57

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	15	—
Yards	147	367th / 1456
Yards / carry	9.8	—
Touchdowns	2	221st / 631
Long	57	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · UL Monroe	79	~19 (13–25)	7	24%
Wk 5 · Alabama	70	~12 (3–23)	3	17%
Wk 7 · LSU	68	~11 (3–21)	5	16%
Season	423	42 (21–92)	15	10%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Mississippi State roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
24	Fluff Bothwell	RB	JR	74	403	5.4	3	9	+0.39
	Kolin Wilson	RB		49	202	4.1	0	7	+0.09
5	Xavier Gayten	RB	JR	24	87	3.6	1	—	+0.01
21	J.J. Hill	RB	FR	15	147	9.8	2	—	+0.56
25	Cooper Crosby	RB	FR	4	10	2.5	0	—	-0.25
	Brinston Williams	RB		—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Mississippi State depth chart →