Running back, LSU (from Charlotte), 2024–⁠26

Rod Gainey Jr.

Number
No. 25
Height
5′9″
Weight
183 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Rod Gainey Jr. plays running back for LSU, after Charlotte (2024–⁠25).

2026 so far

0 rushing yards

Last game: vs. McNeese, W 63–⁠14

Next game: at Auburn, Oct 24

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Charlotte10343.4011
2025Charlotte742603.5137
2026LSU200.003
Career862943.4137

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Charlotte11313.0013
2025Charlotte16442.8014
Career17573.4014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Charlotte25RBYr 1
2025Charlotte25RBYr 2
2026LSU25RBSo. (Yr 3)5′9″183

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
2024Charlotte60.08––0.5––
2025Charlotte93-0.143rd (n=576)0.10-12.714%-0.07
2026LSU2-0.68––-1.4––

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
2025Charlotte39%2.800.700.6014%

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 1 game, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 3vs.McNeeseW 63–⁠14200–––
2025 Charlotte 11 games, 260 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.App StateL 11–⁠342501−40
Sep 6vs.North CarolinaL 3–⁠206150140
Sep 13vs.MonmouthW 42–⁠35157412120
Sep 18vs.RiceL 17–⁠288510110
Oct 11atArmyL 7–⁠2419510110
Oct 18vs.TempleL 14–⁠49150–––
Oct 24vs.North TexasL 20–⁠544140260
Nov 8atEast CarolinaL 22–⁠48100130
Nov 15vs.UTSAL 7–⁠285160110
Nov 22atGeorgiaL 3–⁠3562503160
Nov 29atTulaneL 0–⁠27740340
2024 Charlotte 4 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠38130–––
Sep 21atIndianaL 14–⁠52520–––
Oct 5vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠244290–––
Nov 23atFlorida AtlanticW 39–⁠27–––1130

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

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