Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 23 | 113 | 4.9 | 2 | 15 | Season-high 113 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 46 | |
| Total | 41 | 179 | 4.3 | 2 | 46 |
#13
Dilin Jones
Dilin Jones packed up and started over at LSU, and the new tape already reads No.146 4★, national recruit.
5′11″ · 211 lb · Laurel, MD · Our Lady Of Good Counsel HS
Transferred Wisconsin → LSU for 2026
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
TD rate: 68th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
179
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 4.4 per carry · 4 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 113 rush yds, 2 TD, 1 rec yds, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2024.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to LSU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
28.6own fans
-17.5rival fans
Also worth knowing:
Dilin Jones
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Dilin Jones arrives at LSU with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
179RUSH YDS2RUSH TD41CARRIES
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.146
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Wisconsin4-star out of Our Lady of Good Counsel
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025Wisconsin
2026LSU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: success rate (4th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / carry
28th → 11th percentile
Success rate
31st → 4th percentile
Explosive rate
5th → 46th percentile
Yards / carry
11th → 25th percentile
TD rate
21st → 68th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 89.5 YDS/g, 4.3 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
113 rush yds (23 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.95(12:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush left for 46 yards gain to the LAT02 (#0 J.Mcrae; #7 J.Lockhardt), 1ST DOWN. #7 J.Lockhardt injured on the play
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.59(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush left for 12 yards gain to the CLEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:24, 1ST DOWN #10 S.Leavitt pass attempt failed
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA -1.65(06:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush left for 3 yards loss to the LAT50 (#1 S.Fongang)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.65(07:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush left for 12 yards gain to the LSU50 (#10 M.Kelley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.30(03:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush left for 5 yards gain to the CLEM02 (#3 E.Washington II; #7 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CLEM Face Mask (#22 C.Myrick) 1 yard from CLEM02 to CLEM01, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA -1.23(04:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush right for 3 yards loss to the LAT05 (#1 S.Fongang)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.20(14:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush middle for 3 yards gain to the LSU46 (#7 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA -1.12(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush middle for 2 yards loss to the LAT04 (#44 K.Coleman)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.02(12:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush right for 8 yards gain to the LSU31 (#6 J.Carter III; #22 C.Myrick), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA -1.00(12:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 D.Jones rush middle for 1 yard loss to the LAT03 (#99 J.Rouyea)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to D'Angelo Roberts’s 2014 season.
84%match
Matches D'Angelo on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Narii Gaither’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Narii Gaither
92%match
Matches Narii on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Johnson's junior season at North Texas (2022).
Matches Isaiah on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Isaiah on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dilin Jones
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#26 in market · 1 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #58
Peaked at #58 this season.
The backfield · LSU
- #29Caden Durham505 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Harlem Berry491 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Dilin Jones300 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Rod Gainey Jr.260 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Stacy Gage63 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology