Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ USC | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Total | 10 | 48 | 4.3 | 0 | 33 |
#24
Julius Gillick
Redshirt freshman running back for Fresno State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 215 lb · Seattle, WA · Edison HS
Returning to Fresno State for 2026
The numbers
48
rushing yards · 2026
4.8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 39 rush yds, vs Sacramento State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Fresno State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2025.
Julius Gillick
Second year in the Fresno State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 39 rush yds against Sacramento State — Week 2, 2026.
48 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Edison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Entz — 10-5 over that span.
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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: 24.0 YDS/g, 4.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA -3.90#24 J.Gillick rush middle for 2 yards loss to the SACST16 (#93 M.Kindle; #6 W.Smith Jr.), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush left for 33 yards gain to the SACST38 (#21 A.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · USC · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.63(13:37) Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FST37 (#88 F.Boucard; #49 S.Katoanga)
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.48Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 3 yards loss to the SACST09 (#94 A.Aten; #11 I.Moore Jr.)
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.38Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 1 yard loss to the FRES14 (#14 J.Holani)
- Week 1 · USC · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -0.38(03:08) Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 3 yards gain to the FST41 (#18 Z.Fisher; #88 F.Boucard)
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.17Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush left for 4 yards gain to the FRES44 (#5 N.Dimitris; #18 F.Puloka)
- Week 1 · USC · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.16(03:54) #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 4 yards gain to the FST38 (#1 K.Crawford; #0 J.Williams)
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.05Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 4 yards gain to the FRES15 (#14 J.Holani; #25 N.Mitchell)
- Week 2 · Sacramento State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.03Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SACST46 (#2 D.Thornton; #1 B.Silvera), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
Background
2025 (FRESHMAN): Appeared late in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl vs Miami (OH) … had two carries for 16 yards … redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Began his high school career at Garfield High School in Seattle before making the move to Edison High School in Huntington Beach … lettered in each season … helped...
The backfield · Fresno State
- #2Rayshon Luke699 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Bryson Donelson583 rushing yards · 2025
- #31Brandon Ramirez271 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Julius Gillick16 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Tariq Thomas2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology