Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 48 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 89 | 5.8 | 0 | 48 |
#6
Kolin Wilson
Freshman running back for Mississippi State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Gulf Shores, AL · Gulf Shores HS
The numbers
89
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 53 rush yds, 19 rec yds, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for Mississippi State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2025.
Kolin Wilson
Second year in the Mississippi State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 53 rush yds, 19 rec yds against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2026.
89 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 17 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Gulf Shores
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Kolin Wilson'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 3 · 2026
W 41–34
2 rush yds (2 car)
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.07(01:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 48 yards gain to the ULM32 (#15 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · South Carolina · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -1.28(12:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 0 yards to the USC50 (#17 J.Okoronkwo). #97 K.Collins injured on the play
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA -1.23(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MINN05 (#3 T.Bush Jr.; #22 M.Smith)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.18(10:06) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush right for 9 yards gain to the MINN44 (#5 A.West)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.09(08:40) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MINN38 (#0 A.Smith)
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.05(11:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #6 K.Wilson caught at State35, for 12 yards to the ULM47 (#14 D.Jester; #10 R.Banks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · South Carolina · 3&29 · Q3 · EPA +0.92(10:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #6 K.Wilson caught at USC35, for 10 yards to the USC23 (#17 J.Okoronkwo)
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +0.72(05:09) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MINN05 (#22 M.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +0.61(06:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MINN29 (#49 M.Kingsbury), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.55(04:27) Shotgun #6 K.Wilson rush middle for 0 yards to the MINN05 (#6 M.Baranowski)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 rushing yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 8-8 over that span.
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State3-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 53.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 29.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,507 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the SEC as a freshman.
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Played in five career games with zero starts … Following the 2025 season, Wilson had 26 rushing yards on six carries and three touchdowns. 2025 (True Freshman Season) Played in five games with zero starts … Earned a redshirt because…
The backfield · Mississippi State
- #24Fluff Bothwell677 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Xavier Gayten157 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Kolin Wilson26 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Brinston Williams2 games · 2026
- #25Cooper Crosby1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology