Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | 17 |
#35
Taeo Todd
Junior running back for Georgia Southern. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 195 lb · West Point, GA · Troup County
The numbers
41
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 35 rush yds, 24 rec yds, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Georgia Southern. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2024.
Taeo Todd
Second year in the Georgia Southern backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 35 rush yds, 24 rec yds against Charleston Southern, Week 1, 2026.
41 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Troup County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 39 | 143 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Taeo Todd'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 31–0
35 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.31(12:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short middle to #35 T.Todd caught at GASO22, for 24 yards to the GASO43 (#12 K.Hooks), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA -1.02(12:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush right for 2 yards loss to the Jax St30 (#9 J.Carr)
- Week 2 · Clemson · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.72(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CLEM03 (#15 J.Lawson; #50 F.Cothran)
- Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.70No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 2 yards loss to the GASO18 (#33 B.McDonald)
- Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.50(10:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CSU37 (#7 T.Snipe; #0 J.Wyatt)
- Week 2 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.35(03:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush right for 0 yards to the GS10 (#49 D.Mayo)
- Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.33No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 4 yards loss to the GS06 (#40 W.O'Steen)
- Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA +0.29(10:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 17 yards gain to the CSU20 (#13 C.Perry), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.25(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 3 yards gain to the GS24 (#7 J.Alexander)
- Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.20(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 T.Todd rush middle for 3 yards gain to the GASO19 (#93 C.Jordan)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 8-8 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-2HC: Clay Helton · Pass-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 | 35.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 13.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.1%
128 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,682 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a junior.
Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025-26: Played in nine games, starting one … Saw action on 119 plays (84 offense, 35 special teams) … Carried the ball 27 times for 97 yards and had 10 catches for 64 yards on the season … Played one snap on special teams at USC … Rushed the ball twice in the win over Maine … Was…
The backfield · Georgia Southern
- #6David Mbadinga196 rushing yards · 2025
- #35Taeo Todd102 rushing yards · 2025
- #16Jamarian Samuel87 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Terrance Gibbs61 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Bryce Baker52 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology