Autavius Ison

Junior running back for Toledo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Toledo · Jr. · #4

5′11″ · 190 lb · Atlanta, GA · Riverdale

Returning to Toledo for 2026

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Next upSat Sep 19 · 3 pm ETvs TempleGlass BowlToledo by 6

How he plays

Rush TDs: 30th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

1 TD · 3.9 per carry

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 33 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Central Connecticut

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Toledo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

28 rushing yards in 2024. Then 31 in 2026.

His career, year by year

Autavius Ison

RB · Toledo · Jr · #4

One game to point at: 33 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.

31 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 8 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rush TDs#10 / 15 · 30th pct

Yards / carry#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

3.9

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Long run#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 15.5 YDS/g, 1.4 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Toledo	8	31	3.9	1	--
Career		8	31	3.9	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 63–10

vs Central Connecticut

33 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.

With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Autavius Ison 3 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.27(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 A.Ison rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CCSU03 (#38 D.Douglas), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Michigan State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.43Shotgun #4 A.Ison rush middle for 2 yards loss to the TOL23 (#9 K.Thompson; #5 J.Hall)
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -0.18(13:17) No Huddle #4 A.Ison rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CCSU07 (#54 J.Tucker; #3 K.Moko)
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +0.13(14:22) No Huddle #4 A.Ison rush right for 9 yards gain to the CCSU13 (#38 D.Douglas), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.10(10:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 A.Ison rush left for 6 yards gain to the CCSU04 (#2 E.Jackson; #94 J.Caldwell)
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.08(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 A.Ison rush left for 5 yards gain to the CCSU22 (#3 K.Moko)
Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.02(13:53) No Huddle #4 A.Ison rush left for 4 yards gain to the CCSU09 (#99 M.Simmons Jr.)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-30@ Michigan State	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 2	W 63-10vs Central Connecticut	7	33	4.7	1	9	Season-high 33 yds
Total		8	31	1.4	1	9

The backfield · Toledo

#8Connor WalendzakRB · Sr.99 rushing yards · 2025
#32Willie Shaw IIIRB · Sr.85 rushing yards · 2025
#25Mike Drennen IIRB · Jr.60 rushing yards · 2025
#27Dane NaumanRB · So.40 rushing yards · 2025
#4Autavius IsonRB · Jr.2 games · 2026

6 more on the roster · Toledo team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology