#20
Sam Houston · 2026

MJ Dowdy

RBFreshman5' 11", 210 lbsWinder, GA★★★ 2026 recruit · #2846 nationally
Sam Houston Bearkats1-2 · TDC #108
Snap share
17%
likely 4–33%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · 0.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.01
Rushing+0.01
1st down-0.30
2nd down+0.16
Standard downs-0.25
Passing downs+0.53
DowdyRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays0%
Run plays7%
1st down3%
2nd down8%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs5%
DowdyRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries3—
Yards15759th / 1194
Yards / carry5—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Nicholls75~13 (3–25)317%
Season7513 (3–25)317%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Alton McCaskillRBSR35140417-0.10
10Landan BrownRBSR15614.118+0.20
6Jerrian Parker Jr.RBJR6528.704+0.61
Kaden WinkfieldRB5214.20—-0.13
20MJ DowdyRBFR31550—+0.01
25Ah'Marion Gaines-SmithRBSR32170—+0.89
43Nick NormanRBSR——————

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 →