Running back, Kentucky, 2024–⁠26

Jason Patterson

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 26
Height
5′10″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Sneads, FL

Jason Patterson plays running back for Kentucky. Last time out, at Oklahoma: 12 carries, 38 yards; 1 catch, 8 yards.

2026 so far

399 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 12 carries, 38 yards; 1 catch, 8 yards at Oklahoma, W 21–⁠13

Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 78YSU
  2. 53ALA
  3. 58@TA&M
  4. 137USA
  5. 29@SC
  6. 6LSU
  7. 38@OU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

137rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Alabama, 20267catches, career highvs. Tennessee, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Kentucky201115.5023
2025Kentucky572253.9129
2026Kentucky593996.8375
Career1367355.4475

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Kentucky11515.0015
2025Kentucky17855.0119
2026Kentucky4338.3016
Career221336.0119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Kentucky26RBFr.
2025Kentucky26RBSo.
2026Kentucky26RBJr.5′10″204

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
2024Kentucky200.14––2.913%–
2025Kentucky850.0124th (n=576)0.100.513%0.06
2026Kentucky660.2379th (n=478)0.1015.514%0.34

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
2025Kentucky45%2.700.900.5025%
2026Kentucky58%4.001.501.708%

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 Kentucky 7 games, 399 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠13117801160
Sep 12vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠4511530–––
Sep 19atTexas A&MW 31–⁠216580–––
Sep 26vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠21121373120
Oct 3atSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠345290–––
Oct 10vs.LSUW 35–⁠34260170
Oct 17atOklahomaW 21–⁠1312380180
2025 Kentucky 9 games, 225 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 13vs.Eastern MichiganW 48–⁠2313801190
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠35130130
Oct 4atGeorgiaL 14–⁠35–––2−10
Oct 18vs.TexasL 13–⁠167200240
Oct 25vs.TennesseeL 34–⁠56165107440
Nov 8vs.FloridaW 38–⁠772101151
Nov 15vs.Tennessee TechW 42–⁠104230–––
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 17–⁠45150180
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 0–⁠418220230
2024 Kentucky 3 games, 111 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Southern MissW 31–⁠04280–––
Sep 7vs.South CarolinaL 6–⁠3110450–––
Oct 26vs.AuburnL 10–⁠2463801150

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

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