Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 21 | 152 | 7.2 | 2 | 40 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 60 | 288 | 4.7 | 3 | 40 |
Camryn Edwards
Take Camryn Edwards off Michigan State's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 1,240 rush YDS, 1,200-yd club.
5′11″ · 206 lb · Norwalk, CT
CFB Index 79 · #19 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred UConn → Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
288
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 24 car · 194 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 152 rush yds, 2 TD, 5 rec yds, vs Eastern Michigan
Swing playSwung UConn from 18% to 45% to win.UConn at Rice · 37-34
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Michigan State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesHow he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Success rate: 70th percentile.
The full scouting readAura™ · Him Watch
Underrated
-52aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 19th percentile of RBs; the tape says
72nd pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=17
— the tape outruns the hype.Aura — fan perception19th pctl
Production — on-field72nd pctl
n=17 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our rushing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 20th · Production percentile: 72nd
His production sits in the 72nd percentile among qualified RBs this season, well ahead of 20th-percentile attention — a gap of 52 points between tape and volume.
20thattention percentile · vs RBs
72ndproduction percentile · vs RBs
Camryn Edwards
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Camryn Edwards is a cornerstone for Michigan State — measured against the line he joined.
288RUSH YDS3RUSH TD60CARRIES
RUSH YDS · 1,200-YD CLUB
1,240
1240 rushing yards — clears the 1,200-RB volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025UConn
2026Michigan State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 60 | 288 | 4.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | UConn | 210 | 1,240 | 5.9 | 15 | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 146 | 830 | 5.7 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 122 | 618 | 5.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 539 | 2,978 | 5.5 | 30 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UConn | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 478 | 9.6 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Camryn Edwards's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
98 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -4.47Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EMU07 fumbled by #0 C.Edwards at EMU10 forced by #58 P.Christian recovered by EMU #13 J.Marshall at EMU07, End Of Play
- Week 1 · Toledo · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -4.28#0 C.Edwards rush middle for 0 yards to the TOL29 (#19 I.Prince; #12 M.Conteh), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.37No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush right for 33 yards gain to the EMU32 (#25 R.Adkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TOL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:45 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.73Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MSU41 (#13 J.Marshall; #4 J.Salas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.60Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 17 yards gain to the MSU47 (#23 I.Petite), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.56Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush left for 40 yards gain to the EMU13 (#13 J.Marshall; #25 R.Adkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA -1.54Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 3 yards loss to the TOL33, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 5 yards gain to the EMU49 (#0 R.Hardin; #51 E.McDuffey), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +38 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-1HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: carries (84th percentile). Concern: epa / carry (14th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (8)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / carry
71st → 14th percentile
Success rate
73rd → 70th percentile
Explosive rate
67th → 47th percentile
Yards / carry
83rd → 39th percentile
TD rate
81st → 60th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%60 carriesFumble rate
1.7%1 of 60 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds42%of carries
25 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
6 carries
4 of 7 (57%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 60 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 125 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 38.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 96.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jasen Oden Jr.’s 2015 season.
Matches Jasen on
Height
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Evans Jr.’s path through Samford.
Matches CJ on
Yards per carry
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Turner's graduate season at Indiana (2023).
86%match
Matches Christian on
Weight
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
Players who play like Camryn Edwards
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #137
Peaked at #137 this season.
The backfield · Michigan State
- Camryn Edwards1,240 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Marvis Parrish576 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Brandon Tullis297 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jaziun Patterson296 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Kenneth Williams22 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology