Fluff Bothwell, 2026
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Running back, Mississippi State (from South Alabama), 2024–⁠26

Fluff Bothwell

Number
No. 24
Height
5′10″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Oneonta, AL

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Fluff Bothwell plays running back for Mississippi State, after South Alabama (2024). Bothwell leads Mississippi State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

403 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: vs. Alabama, L 23–⁠56

Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 52ULM
  2. 113@MINN
  3. 115@SC
  4. 122MIZ
  5. 1ALA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

143rushing yards, career highvs. Northwestern State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highnine times; last at Minnesota, 20266catches, career highvs. Missouri, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Alabama1128347.41359
2025Mississippi State1426774.8643
2026Mississippi State744035.4343
Career3281,9145.82259

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Alabama12907.5028
2025Mississippi State141057.5039
2026Mississippi State99610.7122
Career352918.3139

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024South Alabama24RBFr.
2025Mississippi State24RBSo.
2026Mississippi State24RBJr.5′10″230

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
2024South Alabama1220.4499th (n=434)0.1653.916%0.34
2025Mississippi State1610.1154th (n=576)0.1018.421%0.11
2026Mississippi State840.3996th (n=478)0.1033.023%0.29

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
2025Mississippi State48%3.201.100.8016%
2026Mississippi State53%3.601.101.1014%

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 Mississippi State 5 games, 403 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.UL MonroeW 62–⁠13952014116
Sep 12atMinnesotaW 38–⁠131811323013
Sep 19atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠3421115043122
Sep 26vs.MissouriW 31–⁠2425122118655
Oct 3vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠561101––
2025 Mississippi State 11 games, 677 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atSouthern MissW 34–⁠171043211––
Sep 6vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠208340915
Sep 13vs.Alcorn StateW 63–⁠01293225114
Sep 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 38–⁠1017101022210
Sep 27vs.TennesseeL 34–⁠412313422012
Oct 4atTexas A&ML 9–⁠31146001326
Nov 1atArkansasW 38–⁠351225010139
Nov 8vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠4194401512
Nov 15atMissouriL 27–⁠49625010210
Nov 28vs.Ole MissL 19–⁠381780043211
Jan 2 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 29–⁠43143801516
2024 South Alabama 12 games, 834 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.North TexasL 38–⁠52630113128
Sep 7atOhioL 20–⁠27107011816
Sep 12vs.Northwestern StateW 87–⁠107143257––
Sep 19atApp StateW 48–⁠1414116222––
Sep 28atLSUL 10–⁠4210170428
Oct 5atArkansas StateL 16–⁠18932013431
Oct 15vs.TroyW 25–⁠9125301938
Oct 26vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠1717119220––
Nov 2vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠34631222––
Nov 16atLouisianaW 24–⁠2293801119
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 35–⁠146104159––
Nov 29vs.Texas StateL 38–⁠45681251––

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

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