Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 34 | — |
| Success rate | 32.4% | 318th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 8.8% | 273rd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 20.6% | 272nd / 332 |
| First downs | 7 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Dowdy's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction39 carries
Game Log
MJ Dowdy's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Troy | L 21–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Tulsa | L 17–23 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Nicholls | W 59–0 | — | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | @ Texas Tech | L 14–49 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Liberty | L 3–35 | 4.9 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 |  Western Kentucky | L 3–16 | 5.2 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 |  New Mexico State | L 24–30 | 5.7 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | @ Missouri State | L 3–24 | 4.2 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.0 | 40 | 147 | 3.7 | 1 | 18 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 40 | — |
| Yards | 147 | 410th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 3 | 2000th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 1.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 4 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 3 · Nicholls | 75 | ~13 (3–25) | 3 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | 59 | ~21 (14–27) | 11 | 36% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | 57 | ~35 (24–45) | 14 | 61% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico State | 52 | ~14 (4–27) | 5 | 27% |
| Wk 9 · Missouri State | 60 | ~27 (18–35) | 10 | 45% |
| Season | 504 | 110 (86–136) | 43 | 22% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | SR | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | -0.11 |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | FR | 40 | 147 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | -0.21 |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | SR | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 1 | 17 | -0.01 |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | JR | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | +0.24 |
| Kaden Winkfield | RB | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | — | -0.13 | ||
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | SR | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.89 |
| 43 | Nick Norman | 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. Sam Houston depth chart →