Juju McDowell
Juju McDowell
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at South Carolina. The receipt on tape: 29 rush yds, 12 rec yds against Akron, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 621 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 26 | 63 | 2.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 62 | 219 | 3.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 52 | 248 | 4.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 162 | 621 | 3.8 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 351 | 7.6 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 44–20
vs Texas A&M
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 NO
Dominant 24-point win at home against Texas A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kairee Robinson’s 2021 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
Jawaun Northington
Rickey Spruill
Justin Henderson
Matches Travis on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sutton Smith's sophomore season at Memphis (2023).
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Differs from Sutton on
Player DNA
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-63%
Sharp dropoff (-63%) — career inflection point.