Running back, Eastern Michigan, 2023–⁠26

Joey Mattord

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
6′0″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Hartland, MI

Joey Mattord plays running back for Eastern Michigan. Last time out, against Toledo: 3 catches, 29 yards.

2026 so far

241 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 29 yards vs. Toledo, L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Ohio, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 8SAC
  2. 10SJSU
  3. 3@MSU
  4. 36@WIS
  5. 48LIN
  6. 54@MASS
  7. 73@AKR
  8. 9TOL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Eastern Michigan291184.1113
2025Eastern Michigan6488.0124
2026Eastern Michigan572414.2125
Career924074.4325

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Eastern Michigan1011511.5027
2025Eastern Michigan4338.3022
2026Eastern Michigan181086.0028
Career322568.0028

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Eastern Michigan713301180
2025Eastern Michigan3610–––
2026Eastern Michigan1500–––
Career1124401180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Eastern Michigan24RBFr.
2024Eastern Michigan24RBSo.
2025Eastern Michigan24RBJr.
2026Eastern Michigan24RBSr.6′0″192

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
2024Eastern Michigan220.60––13.17%–
2025Eastern Michigan100.88––8.8––
2026Eastern Michigan78-0.0714th (n=478)0.10-5.714%0.12

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
2026Eastern Michigan41%3.300.900.3011%

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 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 241 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠172801−10
Sep 4vs.San José StateL 21–⁠2751004190
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 7–⁠35230250
Sep 19atWisconsinL 10–⁠549360–––
Sep 26vs.LindenwoodW 29–⁠394802100
Oct 3atMassachusettsW 38–⁠1485413220
Oct 10atAkronW 25–⁠23187303240
Oct 17vs.ToledoL 14–⁠344903290
2025 Eastern Michigan 7 games, 48 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atTexas StateL 27–⁠525381250
Sep 13atKentuckyL 23–⁠48–––1220
Sep 27atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠24––––––
Oct 11vs.Northern IllinoisW 16–⁠101100–––
Oct 25vs.OhioL 21–⁠28–––160
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠21––––––
Nov 25vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠31––––––
2024 Eastern Michigan 6 games, 118 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 21vs.Saint FrancisW 36–⁠07150180
Oct 26atAkronL 21–⁠25–––1270
Nov 2vs.ToledoL 28–⁠2983314500
Nov 13atOhioL 10–⁠353150270
Nov 20vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠3731802230
Nov 30atWestern MichiganL 18–⁠268370–––

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

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