Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 2 | 29 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 23 | 120 | 4.4 | 2 | 29 |
#6
Jamarice Wilder
Freshman running back for Southern Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 187 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice HS
Transferred Louisville → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
120
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 90 rush yds, 2 TD, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for Southern Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2025.
- Transferred from Louisville to Southern Miss in 2026.
Jamarice Wilder
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 90 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Alcorn State, Week 1, 2026.
120 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 23 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Venice
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025Louisville
2026Southern Miss
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 135 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jamarice Wilder'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 49–3
vs Alcorn State
90 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79(09:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 29 yards gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:23, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54(00:12) Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:08 #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.41(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USM32 (#3 K.Whidby; #25 E.Ruffin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.38(04:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 8 yards gain to the ASU47 (#1 T.Jasper; #26 K.Brown), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · UConn · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA -1.29(05:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short left to #6 J.Wilder caught at CONN42, for 2 yards loss to the CONN41 (#7 T.McKinstry)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA -1.18(12:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 0 yards to the ASU48 (#88 D.Palmer; #95 T.Deloach)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.10(13:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush right for 9 yards gain to the ASU48 (#1 T.Jasper)
- Week 3 · UConn · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.98(05:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CONN39 (#2 T.Mullix; #52 J.Mickens)
- Week 2 · Auburn · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.91(14:57) Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 1 yard gain to the USM41 (#95 J.Crawford)
- Week 3 · UConn · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.64(03:51) Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USM38 (#5 R.Williams; #9 Z.Saez)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +19 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-2HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 | 54.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 40.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,133 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a freshman.
Background
2025 (Fr.): Appeared in one game at Louisville in only season there…Posted four rushes for 15 yards, including a long of seven against Bowling Green (9/20)…High School: Played his final season at Booker High School after playing three years at Venice High...Rushed for more than 2,000 yards and…
The backfield · Southern Miss
- Jeffery Pittman695 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Brandon Hood368 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Matt Jones325 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Robert Briggs304 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Jamarice Wilder15 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology