Senior running back for Auburn. 2025: 53 rushing yards, 2 catches.
6′1″ · 214 lb · Birmingham, AL
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
4.8 per carry · 2 catches
Best game: 35 rush yds, 3 rec yds, vs Mercer
His career numbers, season by seasonJustin Jones
Third year in the Auburn backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 35 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Mercer, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Hugh Freeze.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Hugh Freeze — 16-21 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 10.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 15.7 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
35 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
With D. Knight — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 162 rush yds (9 car) · 4 TD · M. Simmons — 5 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-24@ Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Ball State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-15vs South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-16@ Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-23vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-17vs Mercer | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 20-27vs Alabama | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 11 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | 20 |
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Auburn
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #31