Running back, Lindenwood (from Murray State), 2021–24
Cortezz Jones
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Class (2024)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Pinetops, NC
Cortezz Jones played running back at Murray State (2021–23) and Lindenwood (2024).
Career highs
152rushing yards, career highvs. St. Thomas (MN), 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Charleston Southern, 2024Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Murray State | 72 | 369 | 5.1 | 3 | 46 |
| 2023 | Murray State | 70 | 323 | 4.6 | 3 | 55 |
| 2024 | Lindenwood | 110 | 551 | 5.0 | 5 | 51 |
| Career | 256 | 1,244 | 4.9 | 11 | 55 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Murray State | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | Murray State | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | Lindenwood | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 21 | 204 | 9.7 | 0 | 30 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State | 28 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Murray State | 28 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Murray State | 28 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Lindenwood | 28 | RB | Fr. (Yr 4) | 5′11″ | 226 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State (FCS) | 2 | -0.47 | – | – | -0.9 | – |
| 2022 | Murray State (FCS) | 67 | -0.08 | 4th (n=470) | 0.14 | -5.3 | 12% |
| 2023 | Murray State (FCS) | 59 | -0.00 | – | – | -0.1 | 15% |
| 2024 | Lindenwood (FCS) | 112 | 0.12 | 36th (n=434) | 0.16 | 13.1 | 15% |
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 Lindenwood 12 games, 551 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Kansas | L 3–48 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Central Arkansas | L 13–34 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | at Missouri State | L 14–28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 21 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | W 64–0 | 10 | 152 | 2 | 51 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at Eastern Illinois | W 28–25 | 20 | 104 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Tennessee State | L 20–24 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 29–14 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at Gardner-Webb | L 35–42 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. Western Illinois | W 49–38 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at Tennessee Tech | L 10–52 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 24–12 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at UT Martin | L 26–33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2023 Murray State 9 games, 323 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Presbyterian | W 41–10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| Sep 7 | at Louisville | L 0–56 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 16 | at Middle Tennessee | L 14–35 | 15 | 136 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 31 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Indiana State | W 30–28 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | at South Dakota | L 7–38 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 6–27 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 21 | atMissouri State | L 24–28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at North Dakota State | L 6–38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois State | L 7–44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2022 Murray State 11 games, 369 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Texas Tech | L 10–63 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 3–34 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 17 | at Ball State | L 0–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Eastern Illinois | L 21–35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at SE Louisiana | L 14–48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.UT Martin | L 16–45 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 15 | at Austin Peay | L 17–52 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Lindenwood | L 18–33 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 44 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Tennessee State | W 19–3 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Robert Morris | W 27–9 | 10 | 75 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | atSoutheast Missouri State | L 22–52 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
2021 Murray State 2 games, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Cincinnati | L 7–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Bowling Green | L 10–27 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Oct 9 at UT Martin; Oct 30 at Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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