Running back, NC State, 2019–⁠24

DeMarcus Jones II

Lettered 2020–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Weight
219 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Wendell, NC

DeMarcus Jones II played running back at NC State (2019–⁠24).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021NC State111.001
2022NC State24682.8012
2023NC State5−8−1.612
2024NC State6335.5114
Career36942.6214

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020NC State720000
2021NC State540000
2022NC State400000
Career1660000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019NC State28RBYr 1
2020NC State28RBYr 2
2021NC State28RBYr 3
2022NC State28RBYr 4
2023NC State28RBYr 5
2024NC State28RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″219

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
2022NC State32-0.21––-6.95%
2023NC State20.19––0.4–
2024NC State40.87––3.5–

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.

Game by game

2024 NC State 2 games, 33 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠593131–––
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠283200–––
2023 NC State 4 games, −8 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 16vs.VMIW 45–⁠72−21–––
Sep 29vs.LouisvilleL 10–⁠131−50–––
Oct 14atDukeL 3–⁠24110–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 19–⁠281−20–––
2022 NC State 9 games, 68 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 55–⁠37390–––
Sep 17vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠142−10–––
Sep 24vs.UConnW 41–⁠103110–––
Oct 1atClemsonL 20–⁠30––––––
Oct 8vs.Florida StateW 19–⁠17110200
Oct 15atSyracuseL 9–⁠24330–––
Oct 27vs.Virginia TechW 22–⁠213100100
Nov 5vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠21–––100
Dec 30 ✦vs.MarylandL 12–⁠16550–––
2021 NC State 4 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 11atMississippi StateL 10–⁠24–––200
Sep 18vs.FurmanW 45–⁠7110–––
Oct 30vs.LouisvilleW 28–⁠13–––200
Nov 13atWake ForestL 42–⁠45–––100
2020 NC State 5 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 17vs.DukeW 31–⁠20–––200
Nov 6vs.MiamiL 41–⁠44–––100
Nov 14vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠22–––200
Nov 21vs.LibertyW 15–⁠14–––100
Jan 2 ✦vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠23–––100

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

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