#26

Donovan Jones

Freshman running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

RB · Western Kentucky · Fr. · #26

5′10″ · 208 lb · Dacula, GA

Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat IndianaMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)Indiana by 44

How he plays

Yards / carry: 60th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

5 per carry · 1 catches

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 rush yds, 18 rec yds, at East Tennessee State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Donovan Jones

RB · Tusculum · Fr · #26

The receipt: 18 rec yds, 10 rush yds against East Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.

10 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Tusculum0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#7 / 15 · 60th pct

5.0

Rec yards#11 / 15 · 33rd pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

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 1 game: 10.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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	Western Kentucky	2	10	5.0	0	--
Career		2	10	5.0	0	--

Season	Team
2026	Western Kentucky	1	18	18.0	0	--
Career		1	18	18.0	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-48@ East Tennessee State	2	10	5.0	0	8	Season-high 10 yds
Total		2	10	5.0	0	8

The backfield · Western Kentucky

#3Ajay AllenRB · R-Sr.497 rushing yards · 2025
#9George Hart IIIRB · Sr.300 rushing yards · 2025
#9Kalib HicksRB · R-Jr.128 rushing yards · 2025
#25Jaden McGillRB · R-Sr.63 rushing yards · 2025
#26Donovan JonesRB · Fr.1 game · 2026

6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page

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