Running back, Arkansas State, 2016–⁠20

Jamal Jones

Number
No. 21
Height
5′9″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Jamal Jones played running back at Arkansas State (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

104rushing yards, career highat Texas State, 2020

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Arkansas State3−1−0.306
2017Arkansas State431974.6018
2018Arkansas State4215.308
2019Arkansas State843754.5321
2020Arkansas State1305764.4325
Career2641,1684.4625

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arkansas State591.807
2019Arkansas State6305.0010
2020Arkansas State17895.2014
Career281284.6014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Arkansas State21RBYr 1
2017Arkansas State21RBYr 2
2018Arkansas State21RBYr 3
2019Arkansas State21RBYr 4
2020Arkansas State21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″193

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
2016Arkansas State3-0.43––-1.3––
2017Arkansas State50-0.08––-4.18%-0.08
2018Arkansas State4-0.66––-2.6––
2019Arkansas State890.1662nd (n=287)0.1314.513%0.09
2020Arkansas State1560.0831st (n=212)0.1412.018%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

2020 Arkansas State 11 games, 576 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atMemphisL 24–⁠371464010316
Sep 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠31169502510
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠52280926
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠271245012––
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠52134101317
Oct 22atApp StateL 17–⁠455141825
Oct 31vs.TroyL 10–⁠385302534
Nov 7atLouisianaL 20–⁠2715761131−2
Nov 21atTexas StateL 45–⁠4715104122––
Nov 28vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠381993017111
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠15143308112
2019 Arkansas State 9 games, 375 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠553803––
Sep 28atTroyW 50–⁠431454115110
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠377240812
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠14136312115
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠4162218––
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 28–⁠275100414
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠33107401715
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠3416610914
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠261059020––
2018 Arkansas State 2 games, 21 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 48–⁠2142108––
Dec 29 ✦vs.NevadaL 13–⁠16––––––
2017 Arkansas State 8 games, 197 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNebraskaL 36–⁠434140721
Sep 16vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 48–⁠3420011––
Sep 23atSMUL 21–⁠445250810
Oct 4atGeorgia SouthernW 43–⁠25527014––
Oct 14vs.Coastal CarolinaW 51–⁠171041011––
Oct 19vs.LouisianaW 47–⁠37300917
Oct 28atNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠21738018––
Nov 11atSouth AlabamaL 19–⁠24120211
2016 Arkansas State 2 games, −1 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 12vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠222606––
Dec 3atTexas StateW 36–⁠141−700––

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

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