Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Total | 19 | 71 | 3.9 | 0 | 20 |
#20
Jevon Edwards
Sophomore running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 197 lb · Aiken, SC · South Aiken
CFB Index 39 · #224 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
71
rushing yards · 2026
3.7 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 51 rush yds, 3 rec yds, vs Fordham
Swing playSwung East Carolina from 69% to 98% to win.East Carolina at Coastal Carolina · 38-0
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Coastal Carolina in 2025.
Jevon Edwards
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Jevon Edwards has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Coastal Carolina. One game to point at: 51 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.
71 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 19 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with Coastal Carolina3-star out of South Aiken
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremiah Johnson → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 35.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #23 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 66 | 371 | 5.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 442 | 5.2 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
51 rush yds (9 car)
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Fordham · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.53(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush left for 20 yards gain to the FOR25 (#19 B.Owens), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -1.43(11:22) #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CCU45 (#15 B.Cutter)
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.27(13:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CCU37 (#91 D.Wiley; #18 E.Durham-Campbell)
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.98(06:27) Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WVU46 (#1 G.Latimer; #16 I.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.93(13:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CCU46 (#50 H.Holloman)
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.91(14:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CCU33 (#7 C.Diagne)
- Week 2 · Fordham · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.89(04:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CCU23 (#12 A.Osmun; #90 T.Afalava)
- Week 2 · Fordham · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.83(10:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush right for 11 yards gain to the FOR43 (#4 K.Tye), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.59(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CCU26 (#52 C.McIntyre Jr)
- Week 2 · Fordham · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.56(12:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard loss to the FOR26 fumbled by #20 J.Edwards at FOR27 recovered by CCU #20 J.Edwards at FOR26, End Of Play
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -11 net (32 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Ford’s 2022 season.
Matches Jordan on
Weight
Yards / carry
Height
Differs from Jordan on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to TJ Engleman Jr.'s freshman season at East Carolina (2025).
81%match
Matches TJ on
Receiving share
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Differs from TJ on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jevon Edwards
Background
2025 (Freshman Year) Played in all 13 games Rushed for 368 yards and one touchdown Added seven receptions High School Three-star prospect and early enrollee who joined Coastal Carolina in January 2025 Rushed for 2,634 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior Averaged 224 rushing yards per game Named t...
The backfield · Coastal Carolina
- #26Daelen Alexander392 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Dominic Knicely384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Jevon Edwards371 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Breyahn Townsend29 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kente Edwards1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology