Running back, Morehead State (from Tennessee State), 2022–⁠26

Craig Cunningham

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Craig Cunningham plays running back for Morehead State, after Tennessee State (2022–⁠24). Last time out, at Austin Peay: 11 carries, 15 yards.

2026 so far

120 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 15 yards at Austin Peay, L 7–⁠63

Next game: vs. Stetson, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 89Ohio
  2. 16KYCHR
  3. 15@APSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highvs. Kentucky Christian, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky Christian, 2026

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Tennessee State7202.9011
2024Tennessee State6122.007
2025Morehead State753144.2331
2026Morehead State391203.1220
Career1274663.7531

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Tennessee State71310

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Tennessee State144.004
2025Morehead State66811.3122
2026Morehead State68213.7025
Career1315411.8125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tennessee State1RBRS
2023Tennessee State1RBFr.
2024Tennessee State1RBSo.
2025Morehead State1RBJr.
2026Morehead State1RBSr.5′10″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Tennessee State (FCS)8-0.03––-0.2–
2024Tennessee State (FCS)6-0.37––-2.2–
2025Morehead State (FCS)790.0843rd (n=576)0.106.014%
2026Morehead State (FCS)46-0.0912th (n=478)0.10-4.021%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Morehead State 3 games, 120 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.Ohio DominicanL 40–⁠421989020561
Sep 3vs.Kentucky ChristianW 75–⁠2491627121
Sep 12atAustin PeayL 7–⁠63111508––
2025 Morehead State 9 games, 314 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.AllenW 38–⁠311294131114
Sep 6atIllinois StateL 13–⁠416−411––
Sep 13atAustin PeayL 7–⁠56––––16
Sep 20vs.Kentucky ChristianW 45–⁠2820138029––
Sep 27atPresbyterianL 0–⁠417240518
Oct 18vs.MaristW 23–⁠21153308––
Oct 25atValparaisoW 17–⁠13718122227
Nov 1vs.DavidsonW 28–⁠243001113
Nov 8vs.ButlerW 31–⁠3051107––
2024 Tennessee State 8 games, 7 returns, 131 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠212−101––
Sep 7atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠52––––––
Sep 21atTennessee TechL 14–⁠24––––––
Oct 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠171202––
Nov 2vs.UT MartinL 21–⁠28––––––
Nov 9atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠2031107––
Nov 16atGardner-WebbW 23–⁠20––––––
Nov 30atMontanaL 27–⁠41––––––
2023 Tennessee State 2 games, 20 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNotre DameL 3–⁠561−100––
Oct 28vs.LindenwoodW 43–⁠2062101114

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, so that game is not listed.

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

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