Rod Gainey Jr. Season 2026

Former 3-star running back who joins the Tigers after 2 seasons at Charlotte … Appeared in 15 games with 3 starts at Charlotte, tallying 289 yards and a touchdown … Also caught 17 passes for 57 yards for the 49ers … Led Charlotte in rushing in 2025 as a redshirt freshman with 260 yards and a TD on 74 carries … Comes to LSU as a sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2025 at Charlotte)
Appeared in 11 games with 2 starts (Rice and Army) … Led the 49ers in rushing with 260 yards and a TD on 74 carries … Had career-high 74 rushing yards on 15 carries in win over Monmouth … Also scored first career rushing TD against Monmouth … Had 8 carries for 51 yards, including a 37-yard run vs. Rice … Rushed a career-best 19 times for 51 yards against Army … Rushed for 25 yard on 6 carries and caught 3 passes for 16 yards at Georgia in late November.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2024 at Charlotte)
Appeared in 4 games with 1 start … First career start came at Florida Atlantic … Made collegiate debut at North Carolina in the season-opener, rushing 1 time for 3 yards … Had 5 carries for 2 yards at Indiana and 29 yards on 4 carries vs. East Carolina … Capped year with 10 rushes for 34 yards and 1 reception for 13 yards … Granted a redshirt after appearing in only 4 games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated with 3-stars from 247Sports for the Class of 2024 … Rushed for 1,087 yards and 14 TDs as a senior … Had 1,518 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … After freshman season at Tampa Bay Tech, played sophomore season at IMG Academy before transferring back to Tampa Bay Tech as a junior … As a freshman, rushed for 836 yards and 10 TDs.

Rod Gainey’s Career Highs
Rushing
Attempts: 19 vs. Army, 2025
Yards: 74 vs. Monmouth, 2025
TDs: 1 vs. Monmouth, 2025
Long rush: 37 vs. Rice, 2025

Receiving
Receptions: 3, 2x (Last: at Tulane, 2025; First: at Georgia, 2025)
Yards: 16 at Georgia, 2025
TDs: 0
Long Reception: 14 vs. Monmouth, 2025