Perris Jones

Senior running back for Virginia. 2023: 393 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.

RB · Virginia · Sr. · #2

5′7″ · 179 lb · Alexandria, VA

CFB Index 47 · #136 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceVirginia 2023 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Virginia. 2023: 393 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia, 770 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 104 yds vs Richmond.Richmond · W 34-172022

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Virginia

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Bronco Mendenhall

Virginia

2022–2023

Tony Elliott

Virginia

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy

2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

47Rotational starter #136 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: td rate (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#88 / 426 · 79th pct

9.5%

EPA / carry#106 / 426 · 75th pct

0.28

Yards / carry#128 / 426 · 70th pct

5.7

Success rate#182 / 426 · 57th pct

45.9%

TD rate#322 / 426 · 24th pct

2.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Rec yards#123 / 327 · 63rd pct

107

Yards / carry#120 / 333 · 62nd pct

5.2

Long run#166 / 333 · 49th pct

Rush yards#201 / 333 · 40th pct

393

Carries#222 / 333 · 33rd pct

Rush TDs#218 / 333 · 27th pct

Receptions#240 / 327 · 25th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

21st → 75th percentile

Success rate

33rd → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 79th percentile

Yards / carry

43rd → 70th percentile

TD rate

23rd → 24th percentile

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home4g	44.0	5.0	0.0
Road6g	36.2	4.6	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	39.2	5.2	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	39.5	4.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #136 of 310 RBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	76	393	5.2	2	--
2022	Virginia	81	365	4.5	2	--
2021	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Virginia	3	12	4.0	0	--
2019	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		160	770	4.8	4	--

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	6	107	17.8	0	--
2022	Virginia	6	43	7.2	2	--
2021	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Virginia	2	3	1.5	0	--
2019	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		14	153	10.9	2	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · James Madison · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.84Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Perris Jones for 60 yds to the JMU 12 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · William & Mary · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.75Perris Jones run for 43 yds to the W&M 24 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · William & Mary · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Perris Jones run for 17 yds to the W&M 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Tennessee · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Perris Jones run for 17 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Week 3 · Maryland · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.67Perris Jones run for 13 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Week 11 · Louisville · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.12Perris Jones run for 1 yd to the UVA 26 for a 1ST down Louisville Penalty, Illegal Use of Hands (15 Yards) to the UVA 41 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Miami · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.80Perris Jones run for 20 yds to the UVA 45 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Miami · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.80Perris Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the UVA 46
Week 9 · Miami · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Perris Jones run for 7 yds to the MIA 48 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · William & Mary · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.48Perris Jones run for 18 yds to the UVA 39 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-49@ Tennessee	7	39	5.6	1	17
Wk 2	L 35-36vs James Madison	10	11	1.1	0	7
Wk 3	L 14-42@ Maryland	9	37	4.1	1	13
Wk 4	L 21-24vs NC State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Boston College	2	9	4.5	0	5
Wk 6	W 27-13vs William & Mary	12	134	11.2	0	43	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 8	W 31-27@ North Carolina	14	67	4.8	0	9
Wk 9	L 26-29@ Miami	9	58	6.4	0	20
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Georgia Tech	9	26	2.9	0	6
Wk 11	L 24-31@ Louisville	3	7	2.3	0	3
Total		76	393	4.8	2	43

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

Perris Jones

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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