Tony Mathis Jr. is a running back at Marshall who has not played in Marshall's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Mathis at RB, No. 1.
Marshall lists 5 running backs this season.
Marshall is 5-3. Next: at Georgia Southern, Sat Nov 7.
Mathis just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 7 rushing yards against Old Dominion — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Houston | 41 | 170 | 4.1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 136 | 562 | 4.1 | 5 | 37 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 72 | 312 | 4.3 | 0 | 45 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 279 | 1,131 | 4.1 | 6 | 45 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 2 | 24 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 51-54@ Louisiana | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-24vs Old Dominion | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs Texas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 48-24
vs Old Dominion
7 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 24-point win at home against Old Dominion.
With C. Del Rio-Wilson — 219 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.1 · 95 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · N. Totten — 38.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
40.4%
335 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
362 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Returning starter at running back for a 5-7 Marshall team that went +6 in the portal.
A stat line in 33 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Neal Brown, Dana Holgorsen, Willie Fritz and Tony Gibson.
