Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/31Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (16.1%).
Jeremy Cox
Jeremy Cox: RB · Old Dominion · #35.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremy Cox
Wins in space out of the backfield. Fourth year in the same backfield at Old Dominion. One game to point at: 130 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards against Virginia Tech — Week 4, 2018.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Old Dominion in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Old Dominion | 90 | 414 | 4.6 | 5 | 41 |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | 147 | 621 | 4.2 | 4 | 75 |
| 2016 | Old Dominion | 129 | 732 | 5.7 | 13 | 67 |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | 72 | 369 | 5.1 | 1 | 42 |
| Career | 438 | 2,136 | 4.9 | 23 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Old Dominion | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 | Old Dominion | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 1 | 84 |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 74 | 508 | 6.9 | 1 | 84 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-28vs Florida International | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 25-28@ Charlotte | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-35vs No. 13 Virginia Tech | 20 | 130 | 6.5 | 2 | 40 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 35-37@ East Carolina | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-52@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31vs North Texas | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-14vs VMI | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 2 | 41 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ Rice | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 90 | 414 | 4.6 | 5 | 41 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2018
W 49-35
130 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 25 yds
Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.
With B. LaRussa — 495 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · B. Cate — 39.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Florida Atlantic · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −3.94Jeremy Cox run for no gain to the FlAtl 13
- Week 12 · VMI · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Jeremy Cox run for 41 yds to the VMI 12 for a
- Week 4 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Jeremy Cox run for 40 yds for a TD (Nick Rice KICK)
- Week 2 · Florida International · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA −2.95Jeremy Cox run for no gain to the FlaIn 16 OLDDOMINION Penalty, tripping (-15 Yards) to the FlaIn 31
- Week 12 · VMI · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.59Blake LaRussa pass complete to Jeremy Cox for a loss of 5 yards to the ODU 47
- Week 4 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.56Jeremy Cox run for 15 yds for a TD (Nick Rice KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 5 · East Carolina · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Jeremy Cox run for 8 yds to the ECaro 49 for a
- Week 12 · VMI · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Blake LaRussa pass complete to Jeremy Cox for 13 yds to the VMI 1 for a
- Week 2 · Florida International · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Blake LaRussa pass complete to Jeremy Cox for 23 yds to the FlaIn 42 for a
- Week 5 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.15Jeremy Cox run for 9 yds to the ECaro 31 OLDDOMINION Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the ECaro 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
90 of 90 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%90 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 90 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
34 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
30 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
10 carries
3 of 7 (43%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 5 (60%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.6 yds/carry on 90 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Bobby Wilder — 24-25 over that span.
2015Old Dominion5-7HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced
2016Old Dominion10-3HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning
2017Old Dominion5-7HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning
2018Old Dominion4-8HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 68.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 34.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 57.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 41.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Wilder
Pass share
53.6%
478 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
74.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
526 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
90 carries and 23 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Old Dominion
- 2018 Old Dominion WilderYear 4 · 8 games
- 2017 Old Dominion WilderYear 3 · 9 games
- 2016 Old Dominion WilderYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Old Dominion WilderYear 1 · 10 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Old Dominion, 2,136 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Old Dominion
Played every college season under Bobby Wilder.