Nathaniel Jones: RB · New Mexico · #25.
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Nathaniel Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two seasons in the New Mexico backfield to date. One game to point at: 146 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Utah State — Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 28.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.8% of his carries. 2 carries for 10 yds vs Colorado State; 21 for 146 vs Utah State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico | 118 | 544 | 4.6 | 2 | 51 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 49 | 232 | 4.7 | 4 | 41 |
| Career | 167 | 776 | 4.6 | 6 | 51 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-31vs Boise State | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs UTEP | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-38@ LSU | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ UNLV | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-27vs Wyoming | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-21@ New Mexico State | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-41vs Fresno State | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Utah State | 21 | 146 | 7.0 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 3-35@ Air Force | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-34vs San Diego State | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-17@ Colorado State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 118 | 544 | 4.6 | 2 | 51 |
Week 10 · 2022
L 10-27
at Utah State
146 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
With A. Rodriguez — 31.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · J. Holaday — 63 rush yds (20 car) · 42 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.0
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
32%118 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 118 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 118 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 32% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Danny Gonzales — 4-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 51.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 47.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 46.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 52.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Danny Gonzales
Pass share
37.0%
255 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
57.5
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
118 carries and 4 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #246 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 776 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
