Running back, New Mexico (from Memphis), 2025–⁠26

Cameron Mathews

Number
No. 23
Height
5′7″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Houston, TX

Cameron Mathews plays running back for New Mexico, after Memphis (2025). Last time out, against UTEP: 6 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD, a career high in rushing yards.

2026 so far

149 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 108 yards ★, 1 TD vs. UTEP, W 61–⁠7

Next game: vs. North Dakota State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 13CMU
  2. 28MERC
  3. 108UTEP

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highvs. UTEP, 2026

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2026New Mexico201497.5154

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Memphis23RBFr.
2026New Mexico23RBSo.5′7″187

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026New Mexico200.21––4.210%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026New Mexico35%3.400.803.5010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 New Mexico 4 games, 149 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠751306
Sep 12vs.MercyhurstW 70–⁠792806
Sep 26atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠18––––
Oct 3vs.UTEPW 61–⁠76108154
2025 Memphis 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 27atFlorida AtlanticW 55–⁠26––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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