Rod Gainey Jr.

RB · #25 · LSU · SO · 5'9" · 183 · Tampa, FL

Transferred from CHAR · RB depth chart, 3rd

260 2025 rush yards
1 2025 total TDs
15% Team touch share
6 Explosive plays
15 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Charlotte11274 260 3.5 16 44 1
2024 Charlotte4110 34 3.4 1 13 0

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 23.6 42
Yards per carry 3.5 14
Receiving yards per game 4.0 36
Total TDs 1 19

Around Rod

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Sam Leavitt QB · 1,628 pass yds · 7g · at ASU
RB Dilin Jones RB · 300 rush yds · 7g · at WIS
WR-X Jayce Brown WR · 712 rec yds · 10g · at KSU
WR-Z Jackson Harris WR · 963 rec yds · 11g · at HAW
WR-SL Winston Watkins Jr. WR · 373 rec yds · 15g · at MISS
TE Trey'Dez Green TE · 433 rec yds · 11g

The situation

LSU 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.0% 2
Red zone TD rate 59.6% 10
Line yards per carry 1.7 7
Sack rate allowed 6.3% 39

2025 Game log

with Charlotte
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 APP2 2 1 1
W2 UNC6 1 1 19
W3Monmouth Hawks15 2 2 86 1 5
W4 RICE8 1 1 52 1
W7 @ ARMY19 1 1 52 2
W8 TEM1 1 5
W9 UNT4 2 2 20
W11 @ ECU1 1 1 3
W12 UTSA5 1 1 17 1
W13 @ UGA6 4 3 41 1
W14 @ TULN7 3 3 8

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#899 Jamaal Wiley RB · Stafford CAL
#899 Brandon Booker LB · DeSoto SMU
#899 Rod Gainey Jr. RB · Tampa Bay Tech CHAR
#899 Jayden Bradford QB · IMG Academy LIB
#899 Jaylin Jones EDGE · Beaumont West Brook UTEP
RBs in the class
#69 Juelz Goff Central York PITT
#70 Jamaal Wiley Stafford CAL
#71 Rod Gainey Jr. Tampa Bay Tech CHAR
#72 Josh Joyner Oxnard Pacifica WSU
#73 Rodney Fields Jr. Southeast OKST
2025 · 42th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 70th pctile of class