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Jersey Number 24
Fluff Bothwell
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oneonta, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Oneonta HS (South Alabama)
Career Honors
2024 Third Team All-Sun Belt
Career Notes
Played in 23 career games with five starts … Following the 2025 season, had 1,509 yards on 253 carries with 19 touchdowns … Six career 100-yard rushing games … 2024 Sun Belt leader in rushing touchdowns (13).
2025 (Sophomore Season)
Played in 11 games with five starts … Rushed for 677 yards on 142 carries and six rushing touchdowns … Earned two 100-yard games … Had three multi-touchdown games (eight career) … Ranked 12th in the SEC in rushing yards (677) and 19th in rushing touchdowns (6) … Led Mississippi State in rushing six times … Season-high 134 rushing yards against Tennessee in his first career start ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Scored his first touchdown for Mississippi State ... Became the first Mississippi State running back to have 2+ rushing TDs in the same game since 2023 ... Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his 1,000 career rushing yard ... Became the first Mississippi State player to have multiple games with 2+ rushing touchdowns in the same season since Kylin Hill in 2019 ... NIU (9/20): Became the first Bulldog running back to rush for 100+ yards this season ... Was the first Bulldog to run for over 100 yards since Davon Booth against Mizzou last season ... Tennessee (9/27): Made his first career start ... Marked his second game in a row rushing for over 100 yards ... Became the 15th MSU player since 1995 to have three multi-touchdown games in the same season ... Ole Miss (11/28): Had his longest run by a Bulldog with a 43-yard rush.
2024 (True Freshman Season – South Alabama)
Third Team All-Sun Belt … Played in 12 games with zero starts … Led the Sun Belt Conference in rushing touchdowns and finished seventh in rushing yards … Rushed for 834 yards on 112 carries with 13 touchdowns … Averaged 7.4 yards per carry … Had a long rush of 59 yards … Had four, 100-yard rushing performances … Five multi-touchdown games.
High School
Three-star recruit by 247Sports … Two-time All-State honoree … Rushed for 5,145 yards and 72 touchdowns in his final two seasons in high school … Chose South Alabama over offers from Navy, Army, Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, Jacksonville State, and Southeastern Missouri.
Personal
Born June 29 ... Son of Les Hands and Tommy Bothwell ... Full name is Da'Marion Bothwell.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Rushing Attempts: 25, vs. Tennessee (09/27/2025)
Rushing Yards: 143, vs. Northwestern St. (09/12/2024) *
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, 8x, last vs. Tennessee (09/27/2025)
Longest Rush: 59 yards, at Southern Miss (11/23/2024) *
Receptions: 4, at Arkansas St. (10/05/2024) *
Receiving Yards: 39, at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
Longest Reception: 39 yards, at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
* Career-high set at South Alabama
2024 Third Team All-Sun Belt
Career Notes
Played in 23 career games with five starts … Following the 2025 season, had 1,509 yards on 253 carries with 19 touchdowns … Six career 100-yard rushing games … 2024 Sun Belt leader in rushing touchdowns (13).
2025 (Sophomore Season)
Played in 11 games with five starts … Rushed for 677 yards on 142 carries and six rushing touchdowns … Earned two 100-yard games … Had three multi-touchdown games (eight career) … Ranked 12th in the SEC in rushing yards (677) and 19th in rushing touchdowns (6) … Led Mississippi State in rushing six times … Season-high 134 rushing yards against Tennessee in his first career start ... at Southern Miss (8/30): Scored his first touchdown for Mississippi State ... Became the first Mississippi State running back to have 2+ rushing TDs in the same game since 2023 ... Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his 1,000 career rushing yard ... Became the first Mississippi State player to have multiple games with 2+ rushing touchdowns in the same season since Kylin Hill in 2019 ... NIU (9/20): Became the first Bulldog running back to rush for 100+ yards this season ... Was the first Bulldog to run for over 100 yards since Davon Booth against Mizzou last season ... Tennessee (9/27): Made his first career start ... Marked his second game in a row rushing for over 100 yards ... Became the 15th MSU player since 1995 to have three multi-touchdown games in the same season ... Ole Miss (11/28): Had his longest run by a Bulldog with a 43-yard rush.
2024 (True Freshman Season – South Alabama)
Third Team All-Sun Belt … Played in 12 games with zero starts … Led the Sun Belt Conference in rushing touchdowns and finished seventh in rushing yards … Rushed for 834 yards on 112 carries with 13 touchdowns … Averaged 7.4 yards per carry … Had a long rush of 59 yards … Had four, 100-yard rushing performances … Five multi-touchdown games.
High School
Three-star recruit by 247Sports … Two-time All-State honoree … Rushed for 5,145 yards and 72 touchdowns in his final two seasons in high school … Chose South Alabama over offers from Navy, Army, Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, Jacksonville State, and Southeastern Missouri.
Personal
Born June 29 ... Son of Les Hands and Tommy Bothwell ... Full name is Da'Marion Bothwell.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Rushing Attempts: 25, vs. Tennessee (09/27/2025)
Rushing Yards: 143, vs. Northwestern St. (09/12/2024) *
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, 8x, last vs. Tennessee (09/27/2025)
Longest Rush: 59 yards, at Southern Miss (11/23/2024) *
Receptions: 4, at Arkansas St. (10/05/2024) *
Receiving Yards: 39, at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
Longest Reception: 39 yards, at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
* Career-high set at South Alabama
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Friday, January 02
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Sunday, December 28
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17
FOOTBALL | Nic Mitchell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17
