Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 26 | 99 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
#2
Jason Collins Jr.
Redshirt junior running back for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Washington, DC · Theodore Roosevelt HS
Returning to South Florida for 2026
The numbers
99
rushing yards · 2026
3.8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 40 rush yds, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- 100 rushing yards in 2025. Then 99 in 2026.
Jason Collins Jr.
The receipt: 59 rush yds against Florida International — Week 1, 2026.
99 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 26 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
South Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 49.5 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
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 | South Florida | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
40 rush yds (9 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA -2.16No Huddle #2 J.Collins Jr. rush left for 7 yards loss to the FIU35 (#33 D.Holmes Jr.)
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(14:59) Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the USF34 (#42 E.Walton)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -1.11#2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the USF42 (#18 P.Stewart; #2 D.Boykins)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.09Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush left for 9 yards gain to the FIU41 (#18 P.Stewart), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.02Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush left for 12 yards gain to the FIU46 (#1 S.Sterlin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.84(11:45) Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the USF35 (#13 C.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.63(11:10) Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USF37 (#19 J.Moss; #47 N.Nixon)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.60Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush left for 7 yards gain to the USF32 (#8 R.Gadson)
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.56(05:43) Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the USF20 (#42 E.Walton; #6 J.Porter)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.56#2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 4 yards loss to the FIU12 (#91 K.Samuel; #97 E.Baldridge)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · South Florida
Returning around him
- 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Background
A transfer running back who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after three seasons at Morgan State...ran for 1,009 yards and 13 touchdowns in 18 career games for the Bears...also caught 31 passes for 205 yards....posted a pair of 100-yard rushing games. 2025 (MORGAN STATE): Saw action in 7 games...
The backfield · South Florida
- #15Alvon Isaac350 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Chase Garnett81 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Jeremiah Johnson54 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Tray Kinkle15 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jason Collins Jr.2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology