Fluff Bothwell
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Fluff Bothwell
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Major Applewhite and Jeff Lebby. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 134 rush yds, 2 rec yds against Tennessee — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 142 | 677 | 4.8 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 112 | 834 | 7.4 | 13 | -- |
| Career | 254 | 1,511 | 5.9 | 19 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 195 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
25 rush yds (12 car)
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bill Davis’s 2024 season.
Matches Bill on
Differs from Bill on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chris Rodriguez Jr.’s path through Kentucky.
Matches Chris on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bill Davis's sophomore season at Louisiana (2024).
Matches Bill on
Player DNA
Players who play like Fluff Bothwell
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-19%
Down 19% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2024 Third Team All-Sun Belt Career Notes Played in 23 career games with five starts … Following the 2025 season, had 1,509 yards on 253 carries with 19 touchdowns … Six career 100-yard rushing games … 2024 Sun Belt leader in rushing touchdowns (13)...