Running back, Southern Miss, 2023–⁠24

J.Q. Gray

Number
No. 20
Height
5′8″
Weight
160 lb
Class (2024)
Freshman
Hometown
Hattiesburg, MS

J.Q. Gray played running back at Southern Miss (2023–⁠24).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Southern Miss362.003
2024Southern Miss321063.3019
Career351123.2019

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Southern Miss173330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Southern Miss20RBYr 1
2024Southern Miss20RBFr. (Yr 2)5′8″160

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
2023Southern Miss3-0.48––-1.4––
2024Southern Miss33-0.28––-9.48%-0.07

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 Southern Miss 11 games, 106 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atKentuckyL 0–⁠31–––117
Sep 7vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠10–––113
Sep 14vs.South FloridaL 24–⁠49–––231
Sep 21atJacksonville StateL 7–⁠443190483
Oct 5vs.LouisianaL 13–⁠23–––242
Oct 12atUL MonroeL 21–⁠38–––347
Oct 26atJames MadisonL 15–⁠32–––117
Nov 9vs.MarshallL 3–⁠375110––
Nov 16atTexas StateL 3–⁠5811250131
Nov 23vs.South AlabamaL 14–⁠358240126
Nov 30atTroyL 20–⁠525270126
2023 Southern Miss 1 game, 6 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Alcorn StateW 40–⁠14360––

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

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