Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 22 | — |
| Success rate | 36.4% | 275th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 9.1% | 260th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 18.2% | 230th / 321 |
| First downs | 5 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 0 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Dowdy's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction27 carries
Game Log
MJ Dowdy'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
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 28 | — |
| Yards | 112 | 424th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 3 · Nicholls | 75 | ~13 (3–25) | 3 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | 59 | ~21 (14–27) | 11 | 36% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | 57 | ~35 (24–45) | 14 | 61% |
| Season | 392 | 69 (49–85) | 28 | 18% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | SR | 53 | 211 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -0.12 |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | SR | 28 | 121 | 4.3 | 1 | 15 | -0.04 |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | FR | 28 | 112 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.22 |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | JR | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | +0.22 |
| Kaden Winkfield | RB | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | — | -0.13 | ||
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | SR | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.89 |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Sam Houston depth chart →