COUGAR NATION · INDEPENDENT · 2026 SEASON
Chicago State Cougars Football Stats
The 2026 Chicago State football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 8 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 24.4 points per game, 327.4 total yards per game and 38.8 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -61.7 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
8 GAMES · 24.4 PPG · 38.8 ALLOWED · 327.4 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | – |
| Points / Game | 24.4 | #158 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 38.8 | #252 |
| Total Yards / Game | 327.4 | #202 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 83.1 | #253 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 244.2 | #79 |
| Yards / Play | 4.9 | #223 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 38.7% | #139 |
| Turnover Margin | -2 | #166 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.045 | #236 |
| Defense PPA | 0.175 | #210 |
| Offense Success Rate | 35.7% | #235 |
| Defense Success Rate | 41.7% | #143 |
| Explosiveness | 1.295 | #77 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Edmonds | 59 | 231 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Tre' Hartwell | 59 | 228 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Calvin Lee | 26 | 111 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Develle Barksdale | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Kaymen Coleman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 146 | 571 | 3.9 | 7 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kymari Gray | 30 | 475 | 15.8 | 5 |
| Develle Barksdale | 30 | 386 | 12.9 | 1 |
| Arshawn Powell | 36 | 307 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Kaymen Coleman | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Chris Edmonds | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 2 |
| Tre' Hartwell | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 |
| Calvin Lee | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 |
| DeArmond Mathews | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Tyshawn Dues | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 146 | 1548 | 10.6 | 12 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bowers | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Breylon Wyatt | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tareq Council | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Armani Itote | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tehron Spencer Jr. | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Giovanni Divers | 17 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Lesroy Tittle | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Aquarius Winston Jr. | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingston Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Saulsberry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javian McClinton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshawn Powell | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Ayers Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayden People | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antone Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kiptoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Develle Barksdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kymari Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre' Hartwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaymen Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 254 | 30.5 | 7.5 | 2 |