Messiah Mickens

RBFreshman5' 10", 205 lbsHarrisburg, PA★★★★ 2026 recruit · #253 nationally

Virginia Tech Hokies3-0 · TDC #27

Snap share

17%

likely 6–34%

Rush yards

564th of 1194 in FBS

Yards / carry

4.3

Rush TD

Receptions

EPA / play

+0.16

7 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +1.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.16

Rushing+0.16

1st down+0.44

2nd down-0.81

3rd down+0.95

Standard downs+0.16

MickensRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays4%

Pass plays0%

Run plays9%

1st down6%

2nd down4%

3rd down3%

Standard downs6%

Passing downs0%

MickensRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	8	—
Yards	34	564th / 1194
Yards / carry	4.3	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	10	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · VMI	72	~12 (3–23)	5	17%
Wk 2 · Old Dominion	86	~15 (10–19)	3	17%
Season	158	27 (10–53)	8	17%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
27	Marcellous Hawkins Jr.	RB	SR	39	187	4.8	4	4	+0.97
16	Jeffrey Overton Jr.	RB	SO	35	200	5.7	3	7	+1.05
26	Messiah Mickens	RB	FR	8	34	4.3	0	—	+0.16
23	Tyler Mason	RB	JR	5	16	3.2	0	—	-0.11
	Darius Taylor	RB		5	22	4.4	0	—	+0.25
35	John Buetow	RB	JR	2	19	9.5	0	—	+0.75
32	Bill Davis	RB	SR	—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Virginia Tech depth chart →