Picking up right where he left off in 2025, Gator running back Jadan Baugh is already being talked about with the phrase “Heisman candidate” next to his name.
That was crazy Jadan Baugh. RB1. pic.twitter.com/qp82RsLOIF
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) September 6, 2026
In his first game of his junior campaign, the Florida junior from Atlanta had 14 rushing carries for 160 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 11.4 yards per carry, with his longest carry being for 61 yards. Through the first half of the game, he already had 93 yards and two touchdowns. Two of those came within 75 seconds of each other in the second quarter as Baugh was balling out.
Jadan Baugh through two quarters for @GatorsFB:🐊 93 YDS🐊 2 TDS🐊 1 Heisman pose pic.twitter.com/v8URRVM9aB
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 6, 2026
He continued his great opening night in the third quarter, adding another 67 yards, a third touchdown, and became just the 14th Gator running back to reach an illustrious 2,000 rushing yards in his career (2,003)…