Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 7 | 18 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
#21
Isaiah Carlson
Junior running back for San José State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Seattle, WA · Ferndale HS
Transferred UCLA → San José State for 2026
The numbers
18
rushing yards · 2026
2.6 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 20 rush yds, vs Cal Poly
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for San José State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2023.
Isaiah Carlson
Isaiah Carlson has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 20 rush yds against Cal Poly, Week 2, 2026.
18 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Ferndale
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
San José State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to San José State
2025UCLA
2026San José State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026San José State2-1HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 9.0 YDS/g, 2.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UCLA | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UCLA | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Game log
The backfield · San José State
- #6Jabari Bates192 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Viliami Teu70 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Tyler Jacklich36 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Isaiah Carlson0 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Sir Autry2 games · 2025
2 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology