Running back, Middle Tennessee (from Ole Miss), 2012–⁠16

I’Tavius Mathers

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Murfreesboro, TN

I’Tavius Mathers played running back at Ole Miss (2012–⁠14) and Middle Tennessee (2015–⁠16).

Career highs

215rushing yards, career highat Missouri, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Florida Atlantic, 20168catches, career hightwice; last vs. UTSA, 2016103receiving yards, career highat Bowling Green, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ole Miss272087.7162
2013Ole Miss955635.9364
2014Ole Miss672904.3356
2016Middle Tennessee2321,5616.71771
Career4212,6226.22471

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ole Miss294.506
2013Ole Miss10838.3021
2014Ole Miss6498.2011
2016Middle Tennessee666339.6378
Career847749.2378

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Ole Miss4RB
2013Ole Miss4RB
2014Ole Miss4RB
2015Middle Tennessee4RB
2016Middle Tennessee4RB5′11″

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
2013Ole Miss1010.0956th (n=226)0.079.211%-0.03
2014Ole Miss680.0939th (n=253)0.126.19%0.26
2016Middle Tennessee2860.3292nd (n=259)0.1391.931%0.25

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

2016 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 1,561 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Alabama A&MW 55–⁠076213200
Sep 10atVanderbiltL 24–⁠47136506630
Sep 17atBowling GreenW 41–⁠2127157341031
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠342116335741
Oct 1atNorth TexasW 30–⁠13241351270
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 43–⁠442214327350
Oct 22atMissouriW 51–⁠452821518481
Oct 29atFlorida InternationalW 42–⁠351411216690
Nov 5vs.UTSAL 25–⁠45159308630
Nov 12atMarshallL 17–⁠42154515270
Nov 19atCharlotteW 38–⁠311610106430
Nov 26vs.Florida AtlanticW 77–⁠561821332370
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 35–⁠52125714440
2014 Ole Miss 12 games, 290 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠138170–––
Sep 6atVanderbiltW 41–⁠36201150
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠153571–––
Sep 27vs.MemphisW 24–⁠314570160
Oct 4vs.AlabamaW 23–⁠172502190
Oct 11atTexas A&MW 35–⁠204180–––
Oct 18vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠36120–––
Oct 25atLSUL 7–⁠108350–––
Nov 1vs.AuburnL 31–⁠357431–––
Nov 22atArkansasL 0–⁠30100–––
Nov 29vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠17100180
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 3–⁠4272601110
2013 Ole Miss 12 games, 563 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 31–⁠134561–––
Sep 14atTexasW 44–⁠234140–––
Sep 28atAlabamaL 0–⁠25280–––
Oct 5atAuburnL 22–⁠3042801−10
Oct 12vs.Texas A&ML 38–⁠4183101210
Oct 19vs.LSUW 27–⁠2412510100
Oct 26vs.IdahoW 59–⁠14141381–––
Nov 9vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠2412440–––
Nov 16vs.TroyW 51–⁠218590–––
Nov 23vs.MissouriL 10–⁠2476612140
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 10–⁠177100–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠17135805490
2012 Ole Miss 10 games, 208 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Central ArkansasW 49–⁠274200–––
Sep 8vs.UTEPW 28–⁠103260130
Sep 15vs.TexasL 31–⁠663180–––
Sep 22atTulaneW 39–⁠06280160
Sep 29atAlabamaL 14–⁠33180–––
Oct 13vs.AuburnW 41–⁠20140–––
Nov 3atGeorgiaL 10–⁠37280–––
Nov 10vs.VanderbiltL 26–⁠27100–––
Nov 24vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠24––––––
Jan 5 ✦vs.PittsburghW 38–⁠176961–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–⁠10).

DrillPro day 2017
Height5′10⅞″
Weight203 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.46 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

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