Daijun Edwards: RB · Georgia · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daijun Edwards
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Georgia backfield. One game to point at: 146 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Vanderbilt — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.0% of his carries. 11 carries for 38 yds vs Tennessee; 20 for 146 vs Vanderbilt.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
34.0% of carries overall (163/480) → 23.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (28/118) — 96.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (64.7%). 16 of the team's 43 inside-the-5 carries (37.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs South Carolina | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-21vs UAB | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20@ Auburn | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-13vs No. 20 Kentucky | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-20@ Vanderbilt | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 43-20vs Florida | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 14 Missouri | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-17vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 2 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-10@ No. 21 Tennessee | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-23@ Georgia Tech | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
 Bowl | W 63-3vs No. 4 Florida State | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 2 | 17 | |
| Total | 164 | 881 | 5.4 | 13 | 62 |
Bowl · 2023
W 63-3
vs Florida State · neutral site
62 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 28 yds
Dominant 60-point win at a neutral site against Florida State.
With C. Beck — 203 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.3 · G. Stockton — 96 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.2 · 46 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%157 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 164 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 164 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 50-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 74.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 77.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 87.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 59.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
48.5%
456 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
164 carries and 20 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #38 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 2,083 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
