Sun Belt ConferenceShort-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/20Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Timothy Carter
6′0″ · 215 lb · Miami Gardens, FL
- touchdown
This week
- RecordArkansas State is 3-4.
- Next gamevs UL Monroe · Sat Nov 7
His biggest play this season
9% of the carries, 5% of the yards, 31% of the touchdowns
- Carries9%21 of 226
- Yards5%47 of 944
- Touchdowns31%4 of 13
- He averages 2.2 yards a carry. Everyone else on the team averages 4.4.
- He scores a touchdown every 5.2 carries. Everyone else on the team scores one every 22.8.
Who carried it
- Solomon Baggett287 yards, 61 carries, 2 touchdowns
- Trey Owens174 yards, 53 carries, 2 touchdowns
- Kenyon Clay144 yards, 41 carries, 3 touchdowns
- James Lee135 yards, 19 carries
- Timothy Carter47 yards, 21 carries, 4 touchdowns
- 5 others157 yards
His share of the team's total this season.
Timothy Carter
On tape: 23 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Southern Miss, Week 7, 2026.
47 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 21 carries
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
How he played
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 17: 7 carries for 23 yards. In the 3 games drawn here: 12 carries for 28 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 23-13 at Southern Miss7 carries, 23 yds, 1 TD
- L 49-56 vs South Alabama4 carries, 3 yds, 2 TD
- L 20-23 at Louisiana1 carry, 2 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Career | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 23 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 49-56vs South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Total | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 4 | 9 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2026
L 49-56
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90T.Carter rush right for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90T.Carter rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
- Week 7 · Southern Miss · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21T.Carter rush middle for 2 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 7 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −0.89T.Carter rush right for 2 yards loss (M.Haygood). W.Edison injured on the play
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA −0.69T.Carter rush left for 1 yard gain (P.Hand II)
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +0.60Owens to Carter: a 7-yard pass.
4 more plays
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −0.55T.Carter rush middle for 0 yards (S.Johnson)
- Week 7 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.36T.Carter rush middle for 7 yards gain (C.Lewis)
- Week 7 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.25T.Carter rush middle for 3 yards gain (J.Stegall)
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 1st and 7 · Q3 · EPA −0.24T.Carter rush middle for 2 yards gain (P.Ashe; F.West Jr.)
Where he ranks
Rushing touchdowns4tied for 8th in the Sun Belt this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Who he played, by opponent strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2026Arkansas State3-4HC: Butch Jones · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.1%
201 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.0
7 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
21 carries and 1 catch in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Arkansas State JonesYear 4 · 7 games
- 2025 Incarnate WordYear 3 · 1 game
- 2023 Incarnate WordYear 1 · 1 game