Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | 33 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Total | 21 | 128 | 5.7 | 1 | 33 |
#22
Tavorus Jones
Junior running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 205 lb · El Paso, TX
Transferred Missouri → UTEP for 2026
The numbers
128
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 6.1 per carry · 4 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 104 rush yds, 1 TD, 3 rec yds, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri to UTEP in 2026.
Tavorus Jones
Tavorus Jones has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 104 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Texas Southern, Week 2, 2026.
128 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 21 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20224 games
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of El Paso Burges
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTEP
2025Missouri
2026UTEP
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026UTEP1-1HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 64.0 YDS/g, 5.7 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.57(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 33 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:28, 1ST DOWN #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #46 C.Loeb)
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.86(08:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush middle for 11 yards gain to the TSU40 (#5 A.Kizzee; #20 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -1.72(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush right for 12 yards loss to the UTEP34 fumbled by #0 T.Jones at UTEP44 forced by #22 P.Bowen recovered by OU #44 T.Wein at UTEP34, End Of Play
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.67(00:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 E.Colson Jr. pass complete short left to #0 T.Jones caught at UTEP48, for 11 yards to the OU41 (#4 C.Guillory), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.34(13:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 15 yards gain to the TSU47 (#7 Q.Murray Jr), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.06(13:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 0 yards to the TSU47 (#20 D.Jones; #5 A.Kizzee)
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.97(05:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush middle for 23 yards gain to the OU20 (#22 P.Bowen), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +0.71(12:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush right for 9 yards gain to the TSU40 (#20 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.70(11:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the UTEP25 (#6 G.Lawrence)
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.64(12:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush middle for 8 yards gain to the TSU32 (#95 N.Guerra; #52 M.Robinson)
Game log
The backfield · UTEP
- #32Lamar Sperling234 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Elijah McCoy47 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Kam Thomas36 rushing yards · 2025
- Tavorus Jones31 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Chris Hunterno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology