Running back, Missouri, 2023–⁠26

Jamal Roberts

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 20
Height
6′0″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Louis, MO
Born
Oct 26, 2004

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Jamal Roberts plays running back for Missouri. Roberts leads FBS in rushing yards this season. Last time out, at Ole Miss: 20 carries, 39 yards; 2 catches, 21 yards.

2026 so far

867 rushing yards, 8 TD

No. 1 in FBS in rushing yards

Last game: 20 carries, 39 yards; 2 catches, 21 yards at Ole Miss, L 3–⁠31

Next game: at Arkansas, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 47UAPB
  2. 125@KU
  3. 128TROY
  4. 95@MSST
  5. 211FLA
  6. 222TA&M
  7. 39@MISS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
867
Rushing yards, 2026 (Missouri, 5–⁠2)
Best game
211 yards
Vs. Florida, week 5, 2026: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing yards, 2026

Career highs

222rushing yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Missouri1−1−1.000
2024Missouri532164.1314
2025Missouri1247536.1663
2026Missouri1678675.2880
Career3451,8355.31780

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Missouri5214.2012
2025Missouri181417.8139
2026Missouri131058.1021
Career362677.4139

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Missouri110000
2024Missouri320000
2025Missouri540000
2026Missouri100000
Career1070000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Missouri20RBFr.
2024Missouri20RBSo.
2025Missouri20RBJr.
2026Missouri20RBSr.6′0″216

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
2023Missouri1-0.38––-0.4––
2024Missouri550.27––14.77%0.26
2025Missouri1500.2691st (n=576)0.1039.416%0.31
2026Missouri1760.1049th (n=478)0.1017.536%0.29

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
2025Missouri50%3.301.201.9013%
2026Missouri34%2.800.901.8019%

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 Missouri 7 games, 867 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 54–⁠141347112––
Sep 11atKansasW 38–⁠21281251641−4
Sep 19vs.TroyW 27–⁠1722128120213
Sep 26atMississippi StateL 24–⁠312695014238
Oct 3vs.FloridaW 45–⁠1724211380329
Oct 10vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠63422225438
Oct 17atOle MissL 3–⁠31203906221
2025 Missouri 13 games, 753 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.Central ArkansasW 61–⁠68330918
Sep 6vs.KansasW 42–⁠311314316329
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 52–⁠10846017139
Sep 20vs.South CarolinaW 29–⁠201376118––
Sep 27vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠6652130215
Oct 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠27550039327
Oct 18atAuburnW 23–⁠173606213
Oct 25atVanderbiltL 10–⁠1710220812
Nov 8vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠381711011811
Nov 15vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠27945021––
Nov 22atOklahomaL 6–⁠17101407315
Nov 29atArkansasW 31–⁠1711100138110
Dec 27 ✦vs.VirginiaL 7–⁠13115611312
2024 Missouri 11 games, 216 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠03814––
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠021017––
Oct 5atTexas A&ML 10–⁠41––––14
Oct 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠33703––
Oct 19vs.AuburnW 21–⁠1752015––
Oct 26atAlabamaL 0–⁠341771012110
Nov 9vs.OklahomaW 30–⁠231354081−6
Nov 16atSouth CarolinaL 30–⁠34––––11
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 39–⁠20529014––
Nov 30vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠2141507––
Dec 30 ✦vs.IowaW 27–⁠241202112
2023 Missouri 1 game, −1 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 24atArkansasW 48–⁠141−100––

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

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