Meliq McGowan

RB · #23 · East Carolina · FR · 6'0" · 195 · Goose Creek, SC

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1846 Toe Sanders CB · Edna Karr ISU

#1846 Aiden Anderson EDGE · Edgewater BUFF

#1846 Meliq McGowan RB · Stratford ECU

#1846 Tremayne Hill RB · Katy WSU

#1846 Trent Merrell EDGE · Elyria Catholic BGSU

RBs in the class

#107 Juntavious Harris Trinity TXST

#108 Jaiduan Cranford Metamora NIU

#109 Meliq McGowan Stratford ECU

#110 Tremayne Hill Katy WSU

#111 Rayshun Hurt San Antonio Johnson LT

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Mitch Griffis QB · 357 pass yds · 7g · at TTU

Ashton Gray RB · 377 rush yds · 13g · at UNT

WR-X

Landon Sides WR · 449 rec yds · 13g · at UNT

WR-Z

Brock Spalding WR · 554 rec yds · 13g

WR-SL Ray Ray Joseph Jr. WR · no college stats

Kanen Hamlett TE · 142 rec yds · 13g · at APP

Explosive play rate 9.7% 21

Red zone TD rate 68.8% 49

Line yards per carry 2.8 74

Sack rate allowed 4.3% 82