Jeffery Pittman is a running back at Southern Miss who has not played in Southern Miss's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Southern Miss lists 11 running backs this season.
Southern Miss is 3-5. Next: vs James Madison, Thu Nov 5.
Pittman does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 140 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Georgia Southern — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 14.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 9 carries for 16 yds vs Mississippi State; 31 for 140 vs Georgia Southern.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
34.0% of carries overall (146/430) → 40.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/82) — 81.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
10 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 156 | 695 | 4.5 | 8 | 25 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 54 | 268 | 5.0 | 1 | 59 |
| Career | 210 | 963 | 4.6 | 9 | 59 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 25 | 107 | 4.3 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 2 | 29 |
| Career | 38 | 198 | 5.2 | 2 | 37 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 2 | 16 | Season-high 140 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs Troy | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 25 | |
 Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 156 | 695 | 4.5 | 8 | 25 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 38-35
140 rush yds (31 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Georgia Southern on the road in a shootout.
With B. Braxton — 237 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.9 · 17 rush yds (8 car) · R. Harradine — 33.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%135 carriesFumble rate
1.3%2 of 156 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 156 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 51.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 82.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 66.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 58.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
156 carries and 25 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #8 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Zach Arnett, Jeff Lebby, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson.
