Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-17@ Arkansas | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 3 | 11 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Total | 16 | 67 | 4.5 | 3 | 18 |
#5
Chauncey Bowens
Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 225 lb · Port Saint Lucie, FL · The Benjamin School
CFB Index 51 · #116 of 326 RBsHigh confidence
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
67
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 11 car · 39 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 39 rush yds, 3 TD, 13 rec yds, at Arkansas
The play that turned itSwung Georgia from 36% to 80% to win.Georgia at Florida · 24-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
31.2own fans
28national conversation
Chauncey Bowens
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. This is his third year in the same backfield at Georgia. The receipt: 39 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Arkansas — Week 3, 2026.
67 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of The Benjamin School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Chauncey Bowens'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 63–3
24 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.98(07:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short right to #5 C.Bowens caught at WKU22, for 21 yards to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:37, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.34(00:41) #5 C.Bowens rush right for 5 yards gain to the ARK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.96(10:58) Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short right to #5 C.Bowens caught at UGA34, for 24 yards to the WKU40 (#7 J.Lewis; #10 X.Griffin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.78(12:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Bowens rush right for 3 yards loss to the UGA48 (#40 J.Edmiston)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.78(11:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short right to #5 C.Bowens caught at TSU49, for 25 yards to the TSU19 (#1 K.Baker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.36(04:48) Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short right to #5 C.Bowens caught at UGA31, for 9 yards to the UGA40 (#44 B.Bogle)
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 2&13 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(09:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Bowens rush left for 11 yards gain to the UGA46 (#2 S.Lewis), out of bounds
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(08:47) #5 C.Bowens rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:45 #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.04(14:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Bowens rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UGA45 (#13 J.LaBranche)
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 1&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.94(03:39) #5 C.Bowens rush right for 1 yard gain to the ARK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:35 #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #51 W.Snellings)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +39 rushing yards, +3 rushing TD, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 26-5 over that span.
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia3-0HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rec yards (96th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 14.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 39.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 22.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
44.4%
79 pass / 99 run
Plays / game
59.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #17 of 37 SEC RBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Girard Pringle Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Girard on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Girard on
Receiving share (higher)
Height (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Etienne’s path through Clemson.
97%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 25
#2
Cooper Wallace
94%
Matches Travis on
Recruiting rating
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adam Mohammed's sophomore season at Washington (2025).
Matches Adam on
Height
Differs from Adam on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chauncey Bowens
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #59
Peaked at #59 this season.
Background
CAREER HIGHS 2 rushing TDs vs. Austin Peay, 2025 119 rushing yards vs. Alabama, 2025 2025: Appeared in 12 games this season, making three starts...Freshman All-SEC Team...rushed for 526 yards and six touchdowns on 103 attempts and caught 14 passes for 82 yards...rushed for 33 yards on six…
The backfield · Georgia
- #3Nate Frazier947 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Dante Dowdell560 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Chauncey Bowens526 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dwight Phillips Jr.210 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Bo Walker100 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology