Emari Matthews

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.

2026 Jackson State 7 games, 219 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 29	atTennessee State	W 26–⁠24	11	33	1	15	1	5
Sep 5	vs.EWEdward Waters	W 66–⁠14	6	33	0	10	1	7
Sep 19	vs.TTuskegee	W 41–⁠7	8	20	0	11	–	–
Sep 26	vs.Southern	W 35–⁠17	7	45	0	23	–	–
Oct 3	vs.Alabama A&M	W 31–⁠28	11	34	1	6	–	–
Oct 10	atGrambling	L 38–⁠45	8	54	0	16	–	–
Oct 17	vs.Florida A&M	W 27–⁠17	1	0	0	0	–	–

2025 Jackson State 6 games, 42 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	vs.Hampton	W 28–⁠14	5	7	1	9	–	–
Sep 6	atSouthern Miss	L 20–⁠38	4	29	1	21	–	–
Sep 27	atSouthern	W 38–⁠13	1	0	0	0	–	–
Oct 4	vs.Alabama A&M	W 57–⁠24	2	4	1	3	–	–
Oct 11	vs.Alabama State	W 38–⁠34	2	2	0	2	–	–
Nov 1	atFlorida A&M	W 41–⁠16	1	0	0	0	–	–

2024 Jackson State 12 games, 209 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 7	vs.LCLane College	W 58–⁠7	2	24	0	19	–	–
Sep 14	vs.Southern	W 33–⁠15	4	12	0	8	–	–
Sep 21	atGrambling	L 20–⁠41	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 28	atTexas Southern	W 43–⁠14	3	9	0	9	–	–
Oct 19	vs.Florida A&M	W 35–⁠21	5	22	2	10	–	–
Oct 26	atBethune-Cookman	W 37–⁠17	7	43	0	15	–	–
Nov 2	vs.Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 41–⁠3	6	21	0	7	–	–
Nov 9	vs.Mississippi Valley State	W 51–⁠14	7	4	0	2	–	–
Nov 16	atAlabama State	W 16–⁠10	1	4	0	4	–	–
Nov 23	atAlcorn State	W 48–⁠10	5	15	0	16	–	–
Dec 7	vs.Southern	W 41–⁠13	1	2	1	2	–	–
Dec 14 ✦	vs.South Carolina State	W 28–⁠7	12	53	0	11	–	–

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