#25

Nathaniel Jones

Sophomore running back for New Mexico. 2022: 544 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.

RB · New Mexico · So. · #25

5′11″ · 200 lb · Bellflower, CA

CFB Index 37 · #246 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceNew Mexico 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 543 nationally · Signed with St. John Bosco

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 running back for New Mexico. 2022: 544 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to St. John Bosco in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at New Mexico, 776 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

20206 games

Recruited3-star out of St. John Bosco

2021

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#543 national

CFB

College

New Mexico

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Danny Gonzales — 4-15 over that span.

2020New Mexico2-5HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

37Below cohort / limited sample #246 of 317?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (88th percentile). Concern: success rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#275 / 398 · 31st pct

5.1%

Yards / carry#275 / 398 · 31st pct

4.7

TD rate#345 / 398 · 13th pct

1.7%

EPA / carry#363 / 398 · 9th pct

-0.05

Success rate#370 / 398 · 7th pct

33.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 244 · 88th pct

Carries#131 / 346 · 62nd pct

118

Long run#135 / 346 · 60th pct

Rush yards#145 / 346 · 58th pct

544

Yards / carry#214 / 346 · 37th pct

4.6

Rush TDs#247 / 346 · 23rd pct

Receptions#281 / 338 · 14th pct

Rec yards#329 / 338 · 2nd pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Eck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

37 · #246 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #246 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	New Mexico	118	544	4.6	2	--
2020	New Mexico	49	232	4.7	4	--
Career		167	776	4.6	6	--

Season	Team
2022	New Mexico	4	6	1.5	0	--
2020	New Mexico	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	6	1.5	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · UTEP · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA -3.87Nathaniel Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 16
Week 12 · San Diego State · 1&16 · Q1 · EPA +3.37Nathaniel Jones run for 51 yds to the SDSt 5 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Utah State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.21Nathaniel Jones run for 43 yds to the UthSt 32 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · UTEP · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.00Nathaniel Jones run for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Utah State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Nathaniel Jones run for 24 yds for a TD, (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
Week 3 · UTEP · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Nathaniel Jones 5 Yd Run (George Steinkamp Kick)
Week 2 · Boise State · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -1.57Nathaniel Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the BoiSt 48
Week 3 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.56Nathaniel Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the NMex 41
Week 7 · New Mexico State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA -1.54Nathaniel Jones run for a loss of 6 yards to the NMxSt 29
Week 8 · Fresno State · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -1.41Nathaniel Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMex 37

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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	4.4	2	51

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology