Davon Jones: RB · Bowling Green · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davon Jones
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Steve Addazio and Scot Loeffler. One game to point at: 95 rushing yards and 2 receptions against Ohio — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.2% of his carries. 1 carry for 6 yds vs Central Michigan; 16 for 93 vs Ohio.
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
1 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 118 | 518 | 4.4 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 12 | 51 | 4.2 | 3 | 30 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 91 | 361 | 4.0 | 2 | 28 |
| Career | 225 | 955 | 4.2 | 8 | 30 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2018 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 0 | 38 |
| Career | 27 | 158 | 5.9 | 1 | 38 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-3vs Morgan State | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Kansas State | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35vs Louisiana Tech | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-62@ Kent State | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-52@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7vs Toledo | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38vs Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-66vs Ohio | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 7-49@ Buffalo | 25 | 89 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 118 | 518 | 4.4 | 3 | 20 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 46-3
vs Morgan State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%118 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 118 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 118 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% 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 · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 57.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 57.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 54.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 63.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scot Loeffler
Pass share
40.5%
335 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
69.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Boston College and Bowling Green, 955 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Addazio and Scot Loeffler.
