Anthony Jones: RB · Florida International · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Florida International: Ron Turner and Butch Davis. A game that shows it: 117 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Charlotte — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
40.3% of carries overall (186/462) → 33.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (30/89) — 76.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (54.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida International | 186 | 853 | 4.6 | 9 | 65 |
| 2018 | Florida International | 67 | 338 | 5.0 | 6 | 38 |
| 2016 | Florida International | 116 | 562 | 4.8 | 4 | 48 |
| 2015 | Florida International | 48 | 243 | 5.1 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 417 | 1,996 | 4.8 | 21 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida International | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 2 | 61 |
| 2018 | Florida International | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | Florida International | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 | Florida International | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 37 | 268 | 7.2 | 3 | 61 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-42@ Tulane | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-20vs Western Kentucky | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-17vs New Hampshire | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-43@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Massachusetts | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-23vs Charlotte | 16 | 117 | 7.3 | 3 | 41 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 32-17vs UTEP | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 1 | 65 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-50@ Middle Tennessee | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs Old Dominion | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs Miami | 16 | 112 | 7.0 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Marshall | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 | |
 Bowl | L 26-34vs Arkansas State | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 186 | 853 | 4.6 | 9 | 65 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 48-23
vs Charlotte
117 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 25-point win at home against Charlotte.
With J. Morgan — 160 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.6 · N. Maxwell — 114 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%165 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 186 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 186 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 80.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 55.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 67.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 75.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
44.9%
388 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
186 carries, 10 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida International, 1,996 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
