Running back, Wyoming (from North Carolina), 2020–⁠24

D.J. Jones

Number
No. 26
Height
5′11″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Fayetteville, NC

D.J. Jones played running back at North Carolina (2020–⁠23) and Wyoming (2024).

Career highs

80rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020North Carolina11655.9112
2021North Carolina602534.2029
2022North Carolina261244.8121
2024Wyoming571622.8017
Career1546043.9229

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023North Carolina15120.5000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021North Carolina12554.6013
2022North Carolina121028.5142
2024Wyoming4246.0011
Career281816.5142

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020North Carolina26RBYr 1
2021North Carolina26RBYr 2
2022North Carolina26RBYr 3
2023North Carolina26RBYr 4
2024Wyoming26RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″207

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020North Carolina110.57––6.3––
2021North Carolina730.0315th (n=277)0.161.912%0.12
2022North Carolina400.08––3.16%–
2024Wyoming58-0.21––-12.124%0.03

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Wyoming 4 games, 162 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31atArizona StateL 7–⁠4817430–––
Sep 7vs.IdahoL 13–⁠1717800–––
Sep 14vs.BYUL 14–⁠3414170–––
Sep 21atNorth TexasL 17–⁠449220–––
2023 North Carolina 6 games, 15 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠17–––100
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠34–––300
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠31–––100
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7–––200
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠31–––200
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39–––600
2022 North Carolina 10 games, 124 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠245100–––
Sep 3atApp StateW 63–⁠61230–––
Sep 10atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠2810611–––
Sep 24vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠45130–––
Oct 1vs.Virginia TechW 41–⁠101110–––
Nov 5atVirginiaW 31–⁠28––––––
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠214230–––
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠30––––––
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠39140–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠28290–––
2021 North Carolina 9 games, 253 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atVirginia TechL 10–⁠176430–––
Sep 25vs.Georgia TechL 22–⁠45270–––
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠77300–––
Oct 9vs.Florida StateL 25–⁠3511600–––
Oct 16vs.MiamiW 45–⁠4212270–––
Oct 30atNotre DameL 34–⁠447390–––
Nov 6vs.Wake ForestW 58–⁠556190–––
Nov 11atPittsburghL 23–⁠307180–––
Nov 20vs.WoffordW 34–⁠142100–––
2020 North Carolina 3 games, 65 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 12vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠6270–––
Nov 7atDukeW 56–⁠244270–––
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠95311–––

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

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