Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/20Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Matt Jones: RB · Southern Miss · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
18% of the carries, 18% of the yards, 22% of the touchdowns
- Carries18%82 of 456
- Yards18%325 of 1,789
- Touchdowns22%4 of 18
Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game
- 11%MSST
- 12%JKST
- 11%APP
- 30%@LT
- 20%JXST
- 16%@GASO
- 27%@UL
- 21%ULM
- 26%@ARST
- 21%TXST
- @USA
- TROY
- 9%WKU
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Who carried it
- Jeffery Pittman695 yards, 156 carries, 8 touchdowns
- Matt Jones325 yards, 82 carries, 4 touchdowns
- Robert Briggs304 yards, 62 carries, 1 touchdown
- Braylon Braxton215 yards, 98 carries, 1 touchdown
- Jaylin Carter166 yards, 38 carries, 2 touchdowns
- 5 others91 yards
Share of the team's total this season.
Matt Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Charles Huff. A game that shows it: 45 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards against Jacksonville State — Week 5, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Southern Miss in the news
- Former WR arrested for murder
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 82 | 325 | 4.0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 43 | 211 | 4.9 | 3 | 46 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 2 | 36 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 140 | 618 | 4.4 | 10 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 27 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs Troy | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 82 | 325 | 4.0 | 4 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2025
W 49-21
vs UL Monroe
42 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 6 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against UL Monroe.
With B. Braxton — 248 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.4 · 20 rush yds (11 car) · R. Harradine — 44 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33M.Jones rush middle for 4 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 9 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21M.Jones rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 7 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.05Matt Jones run for 17 yds to the GASO 33 for a
- Week 12 · Texas State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.04M.Jones rush middle for 13 yards gain (R.Nolan; T.Cooks Jr.)
- Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −1.53Matt Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the LT 48
- Week 7 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Matt Jones run for 3 yds for a TD (Creighton Wilbanks KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.33M.Jones rush middle for 1 yard loss (R.Nolan; A.Langi Jr.)
- Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.30Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for 14 yds to the USM 30 for a
- Week 5 · Jacksonville State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.29Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for 27 yds to the JXST 10 for a
- Week 9 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.26M.Jones rush left for 6 yards gain (L.Harris; J.Simmons)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
76 of 82 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%72 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
31 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
6 carries
3 of 6 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 5 (20%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 82 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
12 of 12 receptions matched to play-by-play
6 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
195% of team targetsCatch rate
63%12 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
33% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air -4.0 · YAC 12.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
67% of targets (4)
50%catch rate
Air 4.5 · YAC 0.0 avg
63% catch rate on 19 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
Teams and coaches
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 23.0 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 30.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 23.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 27.3 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
82 carries and 12 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
33 · #287 of 326 RBs · 2025
Starter
Returning starter at running back for a 7-6 Southern Miss team that went +10 in the portal.
Six seasons, two schools
- 2026 Southern Miss AndersonYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Southern Miss HuffYear 5 · 13 games
- 2024 Ole Miss KiffinYear 4 · 7 games
- 2023 Ole Miss KiffinYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 Ole Miss KiffinYear 2 · 2 games
- 2021 Ole Miss KiffinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons, at Ole Miss and Southern Miss, 618 rushing yards — drafted at #95 overall by the Washington Redskins.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson.
Next stop · NFL
Washington RedskinsEntering 12th NFL season
#95Rd 3 · Pick 31
Washington RedskinsEntering 12th NFL season