Running back, UTEP (from Missouri), 2022–⁠26

Tavorus Jones

Lettered 2022, 2024 at Missouri (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
El Paso, TX

Tavorus Jones plays running back for UTEP, after Missouri (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against San José State: 14 carries, 62 yards; 2 catches, 23 yards.

2026 so far

261 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 14 carries, 62 yards; 2 catches, 23 yards vs. San José State, L 11–⁠24

Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 24@OU
  2. 104TXSO
  3. 34@MICH
  4. 34ORST
  5. 3NEV
  6. 62SJSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

104rushing yards, career highvs. Texas Southern, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Missouri7253.6011
2024Missouri13554.2014
2025Missouri7314.4117
2026UTEP582614.5133
Career853724.4233

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Missouri23618.0032
2024Missouri12020.0020
2025Missouri3268.7020
2026UTEP9455.0016
Career151278.5032

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Missouri1210
2025Missouri6960
Career71170

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Missouri0RBYr 1
2023Missouri0RBYr 2
2024Missouri0RBYr 3
2025Missouri0RBYr 4
2026UTEP0RBJr. (Yr 5)5′9″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Missouri9-0.13––-1.1–
2024Missouri140.16––2.3–
2025Missouri100.23––2.3–
2026UTEP650.0946th (n=478)0.106.018%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026UTEP43%2.801.300.8021%

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 UTEP 6 games, 261 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠5152403220
Sep 12vs.Texas SouthernW 51–⁠10161041130
Sep 19atMichiganL 17–⁠5293402−30
Sep 26vs.Oregon StateL 7–⁠3310340100
Oct 10vs.NevadaL 13–⁠30430–––
Oct 17vs.San José StateL 11–⁠24146202230
2025 Missouri 6 games, 6 returns, 96 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Central ArkansasW 61–⁠6370150
Sep 6vs.KansasW 42–⁠31––––––
Sep 27vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠642411200
Oct 25atVanderbiltL 10–⁠17––––––
Nov 8vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠38––––––
Nov 22atOklahomaL 6–⁠17–––110
2024 Missouri 3 games, 55 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠06160–––
Oct 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠36410–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.IowaW 27–⁠241−201200
2022 Missouri 4 games, 25 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 17vs.Abilene ChristianW 34–⁠173130–––
Oct 8atFloridaL 17–⁠24––––––
Nov 19vs.New Mexico StateW 45–⁠1441201320
Dec 23 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 17–⁠27–––140

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

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