Running back, Ball State, 2018–⁠22

Will Jones

Number
No. 24
Height
5′10″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Anderson, IN

Will Jones played running back at Ball State (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

93rushing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2021

Team titles: MAC champions, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Ball State211547.3180
2019Ball State9475.2013
2020Ball State692764.0225
2021Ball State883003.4321
2022Ball State14412.9022
Career2018184.1680

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Ball State1−4−4.000
2019Ball State7375.3011
2020Ball State2115.5012
2021Ball State161318.2022
2022Ball State9697.7033
Career352447.0033

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Ball State110000
2019Ball State530000
2020Ball State110000
2022Ball State110000
Career860000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Ball State24RBYr 1
2019Ball State24RBYr 2
2020Ball State24RBYr 3
2021Ball State24RBYr 4
2022Ball State24RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″208

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
2018Ball State220.27––6.09%–
2019Ball State160.26––4.2––
2020Ball State72-0.0210th (n=212)0.14-1.516%0.08
2021Ball State980.0316th (n=277)0.162.913%0.08
2022Ball State23-0.20––-4.73%–

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

2022 Ball State 10 games, 41 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠592402350
Sep 10vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠37370–––
Sep 17vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠01220110
Sep 24atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠343−10–––
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 44–⁠38–––3140
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganL 16–⁠20130160
Nov 1atKent StateW 27–⁠20130–––
Nov 8atToledoL 21–⁠28120–––
Nov 15vs.OhioL 18–⁠322101100
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠18–––130
2021 Ball State 13 games, 300 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Western IllinoisW 31–⁠2118931–––
Sep 11atPenn StateL 13–⁠448160280
Sep 18atWyomingL 12–⁠4510471–––
Sep 25vs.ToledoL 12–⁠22102202200
Oct 2vs.ArmyW 28–⁠166150–––
Oct 9atWestern MichiganW 45–⁠205−1201160
Oct 16atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠31124712280
Oct 23vs.Miami (OH)L 17–⁠247310130
Nov 2atAkronW 31–⁠252502130
Nov 10atNorthern IllinoisL 29–⁠303801110
Nov 17vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠372170130
Nov 23vs.BuffaloW 20–⁠32702220
Dec 25 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 20–⁠51340270
2020 Ball State 6 games, 276 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 4atMiami (OH)L 31–⁠38160–––
Nov 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠318460–––
Dec 5atCentral MichiganW 45–⁠2093112110
Dec 12vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠2716710–––
Dec 18vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠2813330–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.San José StateW 34–⁠1322891–––
2019 Ball State 9 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.IndianaL 24–⁠34–––2160
Sep 7vs.FordhamW 57–⁠2921102130
Sep 14vs.Florida AtlanticL 31–⁠41140380
Oct 19vs.ToledoW 52–⁠144150–––
Oct 26vs.OhioL 21–⁠342170–––
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠35––––––
Nov 16vs.Central MichiganL 44–⁠45––––––
Nov 23atKent StateL 38–⁠41––––––
Nov 29vs.Miami (OH)W 41–⁠27––––––
2018 Ball State 4 games, 154 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 29vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠248250–––
Oct 20vs.Eastern MichiganL 20–⁠421801–––
Oct 25atOhioL 14–⁠52––––––
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠45124901−40

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

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