Jordan Houston: RB · Marshall · #6.
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Jordan Houston
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The six seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Charles Huff. The first career honor came in 2021: ACC Specialist Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 117 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Louisiana — Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 25.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 9.3% of his carries. 7 carries for 15 yds vs Virginia Tech; 17 for 117 vs Louisiana.
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
23.3% of carries overall (108/464) → 25.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/76) — 68.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Stony Brook | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 3 Ohio State | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Western Michigan | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-37vs App State | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24@ Georgia Southern | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Georgia State | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-23vs UL Monroe | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-3@ Southern Miss | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-19vs Coastal Carolina | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35@ Old Dominion | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-33@ James Madison | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-3@ Louisiana | 17 | 117 | 6.9 | 1 | 33 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Total | 111 | 592 | 5.3 | 2 | 45 |
Week 15 · 2024
W 31-3
at Louisiana
117 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Louisiana.
With B. Braxton — 193 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.7 · 66 rush yds (16 car) · A. Clark — 39.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 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
37%108 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 111 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.3 yds/carry on 111 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 44.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 46.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 29.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 59.1 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.2%
333 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
328 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
111 carries and 13 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at NC State and Marshall, 1,984 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 58 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Charles Huff.
