Running back, New Mexico State (from UL Monroe, Delaware State), 2024–⁠26

James Jones

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

James Jones plays running back for New Mexico State, after UL Monroe (2024) and Delaware State (2025). Last time out, at Florida International: 15 carries, 89 yards; 3 catches, 19 yards. Jones leads New Mexico State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

599 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 89 yards; 3 catches, 19 yards at Florida International, L 3–⁠22

Next game: at Sam Houston, Oct 21

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 28@FSU
  2. 137MERC
  3. 78@HAW
  4. 112UNM
  5. 155WKU
  6. 89@FIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

158rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Connecticut State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highat Monmouth, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024UL Monroe793364.3124
2025Delaware State989589.8990
2026New Mexico State925996.5354
Career2691,8937.01390

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024UL Monroe48020.0241
2025Delaware State55010.0026
2026New Mexico State8506.3118
Career1718010.6341

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024UL Monroe2RBSo.
2025Delaware State2RBJr.
2026New Mexico State2RBSr.6′1″205

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
2024UL Monroe820.0418th (n=434)0.163.414%0.02
2025Delaware State (FCS)1010.4299th (n=576)0.1042.713%–
2026New Mexico State1000.2071st (n=478)0.1019.826%0.16

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026New Mexico State45%3.501.302.109%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 New Mexico State 6 games, 599 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atFlorida StateL 17–⁠34112801019
Sep 5vs.MercyhurstW 51–⁠141913714612
Sep 12atHawai’iL 19–⁠291378115214
Sep 26vs.New MexicoL 18–⁠421411205416
Oct 1vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠1320155146––
Oct 7atFlorida InternationalL 3–⁠221589027319
2025 Delaware State 12 games, 958 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atDelawareL 17–⁠359210719
Sep 6vs.UAlbanyW 37–⁠32––––15
Sep 13vs.Bowie StateW 36–⁠148100054126
Sep 20atSaint FrancisW 39–⁠107111190––
Sep 27atSacred HeartL 31–⁠3599706516
Oct 4atMonmouthL 38–⁠49635312––
Oct 11vs.Southern Connecticut StateW 70–⁠233158290––
Oct 25atNorth Carolina CentralW 35–⁠261457017––
Oct 30vs.Norfolk StateW 27–⁠2010109176––
Nov 7atMorgan StateW 14–⁠1213115168––
Nov 15vs.HowardW 26–⁠1383401514
Nov 22vs.South Carolina StateL 17–⁠2811121161––
2024 UL Monroe 10 games, 336 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jackson StateW 30–⁠14954122––
Sep 7vs.UABW 32–⁠6115609––
Sep 28atTroyW 13–⁠93406––
Oct 5vs.James MadisonW 21–⁠19101905––
Oct 12vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠211039011136
Oct 26atSouth AlabamaL 17–⁠4663902411
Nov 2atMarshallL 23–⁠28950017243
Nov 9vs.Texas StateL 17–⁠38730020––
Nov 16atAuburnL 14–⁠481240013––
Nov 30vs.LouisianaL 23–⁠372503––

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

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