Running back, South Alabama, 2013–⁠14

Jay Jones

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Horn Lake, MS

Jay Jones played running back at South Alabama (2013–⁠14).

Career highs

105rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Idaho, 20142rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Kent State, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013South Alabama1437375.2557
2014South Alabama833934.7323
Career2261,1305.0857

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013South Alabama181357.5038
2014South Alabama7497.0014
Career251847.4038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013South Alabama8RB
2014South Alabama8RB5′9″

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
2013South Alabama1460.1063rd (n=226)0.0715.217%0.00
2014South Alabama730.0118th (n=253)0.120.618%0.10

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

2014 South Alabama 6 games, 393 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atKent StateW 23–⁠132110222319
Sep 13vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠3551107––
Sep 20vs.Georgia SouthernL 6–⁠28123706213
Sep 27atIdahoW 34–⁠101710511811
Oct 4atApp StateW 47–⁠211267018215
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 30–⁠271671013111
2013 South Alabama 12 games, 737 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Southern UtahL 21–⁠22992057––
Sep 7atTulaneW 41–⁠39116402911
Sep 14vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠241149112––
Sep 28atTennesseeL 24–⁠311036011311
Oct 5atTroyL 33–⁠341338112443
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠211399119138
Oct 26atTexas StateL 31–⁠335150736
Nov 2vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠171144017215
Nov 16atNavyL 14–⁠4273108212
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 36–⁠141762017––
Nov 30atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠171710222229
Dec 7vs.LouisianaW 30–⁠819105023––

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

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