Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 26 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
#21
Grayson Rigdon
Sophomore running back for Arizona State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Columbus, TX · Columbus
The numbers
26
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 22 rush yds, 110 rec yds, vs Morgan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Arizona State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2025.
Grayson Rigdon
This is his second year in the same backfield at Arizona State. The receipt on tape: 110 rec yds, 22 rush yds against Morgan State, Week 1, 2026.
26 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Columbus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +6.50No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #21 G.Rigdon caught at MSU44, for 56 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +4.36(13:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #21 G.Rigdon caught at ASU45, for 54 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:28, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.10(04:21) Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush right for 1 yard loss to the ASU32 (#18 T.Searcy)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.07(10:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MSU40 (#20 J.Blake)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA -0.69No Huddle-Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ASU40 (#93 D.Jenkins Jr.). #93 D.Jenkins Jr. injured on the play
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.54(03:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush left for 1 yard gain to the ASU30 (#92 C.Mims; #22 T.Givens)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.21(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MSU33 (#20 J.Blake), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.11(04:23) Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush left for 4 yards gain to the ASU29 (#54 J.Lockhart)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.10(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 G.Rigdon rush right for 5 yards gain to the ASU35 (#20 J.Blake)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kenny Dillingham, all balanced offenses — 10-6 over that span.
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State2-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 splits
Through 2 games: 13.0 YDS/g, 3.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
47.4%
93 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,507 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big 12 as a sophomore.
The backfield · Arizona State
- #22Jason Brown Jr.137 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Kyson Brown106 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Demarius Robinson84 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Grayson Rigdon-1 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Marquis Gillis3 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology