| School | South Carolina Gamecocks |
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| Currentnumber | 1 |
| Currentposition | Running back |
| Class | Graduate student |
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| Highschool | Pottsgrove (Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania) Salisbury School (Salisbury, Connecticut) |
| Birth date | February 20, 2000 (age 26) |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 11 |
| Weight lb | 208 |
| Highlights |
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| Espn | 5156933 |
Rahsul Faison (born February 20, 2000) is an American college football running back for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He previously played for the Snow College Badgers and Utah State Aggies.
Career
Faison attended Pottsgrove High School in Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he rushed for 2,938 yards and 42 touchdowns. He committed to play college football at Stony Brook University.[1] However, Faison enrolled at the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.[2]
Faison began his collegiate career with Marshall, taking a greyshirt in 2019.[3] He took online classes at Lackawanna College in 2020, before earning his first playing time at Snow College. In 2022 with Snow, Faison rushed for 355 yards and six touchdowns.[4] Following the 2022 season, he transferred to Utah State University, where he gained immediate playing time.[5] With Utah State in 2023, he recorded 118 carries for 736 yards and five touchdowns.[6][7] The following season, Faison rushed for 1,109 yards and eight touchdowns, before entering the transfer portal.[8]
On January 7, 2025, Faison transferred to the University of South Carolina to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[9][10] On August 25, the NCAA approved his eligibility waiver, granting him one more season of college football eligibility.[11][12]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2019 | Marshall | Greyshirted | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Lackawanna | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Snow | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Snow | 9 | 88 | 355 | 4.0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2023 | Utah State | 13 | 118 | 736 | 6.2 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Utah State | 12 | 198 | 1,109 | 5.6 | 8 | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | South Carolina | 12 | 96 | 470 | 4.9 | 3 | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 0 | ||||
| NJCAA Career | 9 | 88 | 355 | 4.0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| NCAA Career | 37 | 412 | 2315 | 5.6 | 16 | 52 | 269 | 5.2 | 0 | |||||
Personal life
Faison's cousin, Rian Wallace, spent three years in the NFL and won Super Bowl XL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[13]
References
- ^ "Faison’s impact was far beyond expectations". Reading Eagle. 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan. "5 colleges in 7 years for new Gamecock RB Rahsul Faison. And that hardly tells the story"
- ^ Hamilton, Scott (2025-07-27). "Hamilton: Maybe the NCAA simply lost Faison's paperwork?". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Kesin, Lulu. "South Carolina football's Shane Beamer 'optimistic' Rahsul Faison's eligibility news coming soon". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ writer, Jason Turner sports (2024-09-19). "USU football feature: Patient Faison has sparkled in new roll as RB1". The Herald Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Sports, K. S. L. (2024-07-30). "60 in 60: #24 Utah State's Rahsul Faison (Running Back)". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Utah State running back Rahsul Faison enters transfer portal". Deseret News. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Walker, Jason (2024-12-19). "USU running back Rahsul Faison to enter transfer portal after JUCO eligibility ruling". Cache Valley Daily. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Kesin, Lulu. "South Carolina football lands Rahsul Faison, No. 4 ranked running back in transfer portal". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Former star Pa. running back turns down Bill Belichick, transfers to SEC school". community.triblive.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "South Carolina RB Rahsul Faison gets NCAA waiver, eligible to play against Virginia Tech in season opener". CBSSports.com. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Cloninger, David (2025-08-25). "At last! NCAA clears Gamecock running back to play". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Kornblut, Phil (January 7, 2025). "South Carolina adds first running back signee to new class in transfer Rahsul Faison of Utah State". SportsTalkSC. Retrieved August 27, 2025.