Running back, LSU, 2024–⁠26

Caden Durham

Number
No. 29
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Oklahoma City, OK

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Caden Durham plays running back for LSU. Last time out, against McNeese: 5 carries, 13 yards.

2026 so far

14 rushing yards

Last game: 5 carries, 13 yards vs. McNeese, W 63–⁠14

Next game: at Auburn, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 3CLEM
  2. -2LT
  3. 13MCN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

128rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highat Arkansas, 202489receiving yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024LSU1387545.5686
2025LSU1115054.5351
2026LSU9141.605
Career2581,2734.9986

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024LSU282609.3271
2025LSU16915.7022
Career443518.0271

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024LSU29RBFr.
2025LSU29RBSo.
2026LSU29RBJr.5′9″200

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
2024LSU1680.1857th (n=434)0.1630.520%0.27
2025LSU1300.0845th (n=576)0.1010.717%0.15
2026LSU9-0.33––-2.9––

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
2025LSU37%2.600.701.4022%

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 LSU 3 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.ClemsonW 51–⁠10330–––
Sep 12vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠141−20–––
Oct 3vs.McNeeseW 63–⁠145130–––
2025 LSU 12 games, 505 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atClemsonW 17–⁠10177413220
Sep 6vs.Louisiana TechW 23–⁠7132912100
Sep 13vs.FloridaW 20–⁠1015930–––
Sep 20vs.SE LouisianaW 56–⁠107170370
Oct 11vs.South CarolinaW 20–⁠10157001170
Oct 18atVanderbiltL 24–⁠317590120
Oct 25vs.Texas A&ML 25–⁠495360–––
Nov 8atAlabamaL 9–⁠203402−20
Nov 15vs.ArkansasW 23–⁠22126513340
Nov 22vs.Western KentuckyW 13–⁠106160–––
Nov 29atOklahomaL 13–⁠176420110
Dec 27 ✦vs.HoustonL 35–⁠38500–––
2024 LSU 12 games, 754 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠21490–––
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 36–⁠3311982110
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠1761402401
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠10712813891
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 29–⁠26123703110
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠10211013170
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠38111504560
Nov 9vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠4286304−20
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠27209103170
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠1714580260
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠17118004320
Dec 31 ✦vs.BaylorW 44–⁠3113600130

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

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