Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
D.J. Jones
D.J. Jones: RB · Wyoming · #26.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mack Brown and Jay Sawvel. On tape: 80 rushing yards and 1 reception against Idaho, Week 2, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wyoming | 57 | 162 | 2.8 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 60 | 253 | 4.2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 154 | 604 | 3.9 | 2 | 29 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wyoming | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 1 | 42 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 181 | 6.5 | 1 | 42 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Arizona State | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-17vs Idaho | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs BYU | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-44@ North Texas | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 57 | 162 | 2.8 | 0 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2024
L 13-17
vs Idaho
80 rush yds (17 car)
With J. Culbreath — 39.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · E. Svoboda — 126 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 17.5 · 45 rush yds (14 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Idaho · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.53DJ Jones run for no gain to the IDHO 35
- Week 1 · Arizona State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.16DJ Jones run for 15 yds to the ASU 46 for a
- Week 2 · Idaho · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.73DJ Jones run for 17 yds to the IDHO 38 for a
- Week 1 · Arizona State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.71DJ Jones run for 2 yds to the WYO 37 for a
- Week 2 · Idaho · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.44DJ Jones run for 7 yds to the WYO 41 for a
- Week 2 · Idaho · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.28Evan Svoboda pass complete to DJ Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the IDHO 45
4 more plays
- Week 3 · BYU · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −1.16DJ Jones run for no gain to the WYO 34
- Week 2 · Idaho · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −1.10DJ Jones run for no gain to the IDHO 43
- Week 3 · BYU · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA −1.10DJ Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 36
- Week 4 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.06Evan Svoboda pass complete to DJ Jones for 11 yds to the WYO 44 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
55 of 57 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
22%55 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds25%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds5%of carries
3 carries
2 of 4 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
2.8 yds/carry on 57 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 22% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2020North Carolina8-4HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024Wyoming3-9HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 48.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 32.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 40.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
43.6%
346 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
57 carries and 4 catches in 4 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2024 Wyoming SawvelYear 5 · 4 games
- 2023 North Carolina BrownYear 4 · 6 games
- 2022 North Carolina BrownYear 3 · 10 games
- 2021 North Carolina BrownYear 2 · 9 games
- 2020 North Carolina BrownYear 1 · 3 games
Moves
- Signed with Texas A&M in the 2010 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Carolina and Wyoming, 604 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020–2023
North Carolina
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Jay Sawvel.