Running back, Eastern Michigan (from Coastal Carolina, Virginia Tech), 2020–⁠26

Braydon Bennett

Number
No. 28
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Greenville, SC

Braydon Bennett plays running back for Eastern Michigan, after Coastal Carolina (2020–⁠24) and Virginia Tech (2025). Last time out, against Toledo: 6 carries, 13 yards.

2026 so far

258 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 13 yards vs. Toledo, L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Ohio, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 27SAC
  2. 20SJSU
  3. 56@MSU
  4. 17@WIS
  5. 33LIN
  6. 42@MASS
  7. 50@AKR
  8. 13TOL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. App State, 202484receiving yards, career highvs. Troy, 2021

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Coastal Carolina6477.8135
2021Coastal Carolina746368.6775
2022Coastal Carolina16835.2021
2023Coastal Carolina914074.5521
2024Coastal Carolina1347815.81167
2025Virginia Tech482.013
2026Eastern Michigan592584.4216
Career3842,2205.82775

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Coastal Carolina2429512.3271
2022Coastal Carolina48621.5041
2023Coastal Carolina232008.7063
2024Coastal Carolina251887.5237
2025Virginia Tech122.002
2026Eastern Michigan8779.6022
Career8584810.0471

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Coastal Carolina1230
2022Coastal Carolina5700
Career6930

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Coastal Carolina28RBYr 1
2021Coastal Carolina28RBYr 2
2022Coastal Carolina28RBYr 3
2023Coastal Carolina28RBYr 4
2024Coastal Carolina28RBYr 5
2025Virginia Tech28RBYr 6
2026Eastern Michigan28RBSr. (Yr 7)6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Coastal Carolina60.05––0.3––
2021Coastal Carolina910.6399th (n=277)0.1657.512%0.33
2022Coastal Carolina200.49––9.98%–
2023Coastal Carolina1150.0210th (n=450)0.171.814%-0.02
2024Coastal Carolina1510.3693rd (n=434)0.1653.822%0.30
2025Virginia Tech6-0.15––-0.9––
2026Eastern Michigan670.2377th (n=478)0.1015.312%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Eastern Michigan50%3.101.000.4021%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 258 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠177271–––
Sep 4vs.San José StateL 21–⁠275200–––
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 7–⁠3595601220
Sep 19atWisconsinL 10–⁠5481704270
Sep 26vs.LindenwoodW 29–⁠35330–––
Oct 3atMassachusettsW 38–⁠1410421–––
Oct 10atAkronW 25–⁠2395003280
Oct 17vs.ToledoL 14–⁠346130–––
2025 Virginia Tech 2 games, 8 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 13vs.Old DominionL 26–⁠45–––120
Sep 20vs.WoffordW 38–⁠6481–––
2024 Coastal Carolina 11 games, 781 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atJacksonville StateW 55–⁠2711602150
Sep 7vs.William & MaryW 40–⁠215371–––
Oct 5vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠3794821371
Oct 10atJames MadisonL 7–⁠3912450190
Oct 19vs.LouisianaL 24–⁠341313215221
Nov 2atTroyL 24–⁠38106913140
Nov 7vs.App StateW 38–⁠2498834330
Nov 16atMarshallL 19–⁠31196715350
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernL 6–⁠26161380150
Nov 30atGeorgia StateW 48–⁠278430–––
Dec 23 ✦atUTSAL 15–⁠44225404280
2023 Coastal Carolina 12 games, 407 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atUCLAL 13–⁠2791402160
Sep 9vs.Jacksonville StateW 30–⁠169181140
Sep 16vs.DuquesneW 66–⁠775811140
Sep 21vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠3094103150
Sep 30atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠381511412330
Oct 10atApp StateW 27–⁠24156412630
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 27–⁠178350360
Nov 4atOld DominionW 28–⁠24350–––
Nov 11vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠236221100
Nov 18atArmyL 21–⁠282603170
Nov 25vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠563403300
Dec 23 ✦vs.San José StateW 24–⁠145260220
2022 Coastal Carolina 4 games, 5 returns, 70 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 12vs.Southern MissW 26–⁠2351702690
Nov 26atJames MadisonL 7–⁠47240190
Dec 3atTroyL 26–⁠455330180
Dec 27 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 29–⁠534290–––
2021 Coastal Carolina 13 games, 636 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.The CitadelW 52–⁠1464513330
Sep 10vs.KansasW 49–⁠225400170
Sep 18atBuffaloW 28–⁠2553002230
Sep 25vs.MassachusettsW 53–⁠388312130
Oct 2vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠677622400
Oct 7atArkansas StateW 52–⁠206−60–––
Oct 20atApp StateL 27–⁠302−301110
Oct 28vs.TroyW 35–⁠281202841
Nov 6atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠85780360
Nov 13vs.Georgia StateL 40–⁠42101281120
Nov 20vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠2171202270
Nov 26atSouth AlabamaW 27–⁠216430120
Dec 17 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 47–⁠41610824471
2020 Coastal Carolina 3 games, 47 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18vs.CampbellW 43–⁠21290–––
Oct 3vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠232341–––
Oct 31atGeorgia StateW 51–⁠0240–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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