I'Tavius Mathers

Running back for Middle Tennessee. 2016: 1,561 rushing yards, 17 rushing TD, 66 catches.

RB · Middle Tennessee · #4

5′11″ · Murfreesboro, TN

Middle Tennessee 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 333 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

Statement game18 car · 213 yds · 3 TDvs Florida Atlantic (FBS) · W 77-56

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 running back for Middle Tennessee. 2016: 1,561 rushing yards, 17 rushing TD, 66 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Middle Tennessee, 1,851 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Blackman

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#333 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Ole Miss9-4HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2016Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: receptions (100th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (21st percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#1 / 294 · 100th pct

633

Receptions#1 / 294 · 100th pct

Rush yards#10 / 304 · 97th pct

1561

Rush TDs#8 / 304 · 97th pct

Carries#26 / 304 · 91st pct

232

Yards / carry#29 / 304 · 90th pct

6.7

Long run#52 / 304 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#150 / 222 · 21st pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	122	7.7	1.7
Road7g	119	5.9	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	112	6.3	1.6
Weeks 8+6g	130	7.2	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Middle Tennessee	232	1,561	6.7	17	--
2014	Ole Miss	67	290	4.3	3	--
Career		299	1,851	6.2	20	--

Season	Team
2016	Middle Tennessee	66	633	9.6	3	--
2014	Ole Miss	6	49	8.2	0	--
Career		72	682	9.5	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2016

W 38–34

vs Louisiana Tech

163 rush yds (21 car) · 3 TD

Edged out Louisiana Tech at home in a shootout.

With B. Stockstill — 356 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.1 · 33 rush yds (9 car) · M. Bonadies — 44 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 55-0vs Alabama A&M	7	62	8.9	1	32
Wk 2	L 24-47@ Vanderbilt	13	65	5.0	0	17
Wk 3	W 41-21@ Bowling Green	27	157	5.8	3	53	3 rushing TDs
Wk 4	W 38-34vs Louisiana Tech	21	163	7.8	3	38	3 rushing TDs
Wk 5	W 30-13@ North Texas	24	135	5.6	1	46
Wk 7	L 43-44vs Western Kentucky	22	143	6.5	2	41
Wk 8	W 51-45@ Missouri	28	215	7.7	1	71	Season-high 215 yds
Wk 9	W 42-35@ Florida International	14	112	8.0	1	26
Wk 10	L 25-45vs UTSA	15	93	6.2	0	16
Wk 11	L 17-42@ Marshall	15	45	3.0	1	27
Wk 12	W 38-31@ Charlotte	16	101	6.3	0	25
Wk 13	W 77-56vs Florida Atlantic	18	213	11.8	3	48	3 rushing TDs
Bowl	L 35-52vs Hawai'i	12	57	4.8	1	20
Total		232	1561	6.7	17	71

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