Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/103rd/4th & short
6/27Inside-5 share
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 6 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (22.2%).
Austin Jones
Austin Jones: RB · USC · #6.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Austin Jones
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 127 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Washington — Week 10, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USC in the news
- Simeon Jones Jr. commits to USC
247Sports Nov 2 - USC fans storm field after upset win
USA Today Nov 1 - Top-150 recruit commits to USC
On3 Oct 21 - $70M buyout talk for Riley
Yahoo Sports Oct 16
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-28vs San José State | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 2 | 37 | |
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Nevada | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs Stanford | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Arizona State | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-41@ Colorado | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-41vs Arizona | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-48@ No. 21 Notre Dame | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-34vs No. 14 Utah | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-49@ California | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-52vs No. 5 Washington | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 27-36@ No. 6 Oregon | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-38vs UCLA | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | |
 Bowl | W 42-28vs No. 16 Louisville | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 35 | |
| Total | 85 | 477 | 5.6 | 7 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2023
W 50-49
at California
37 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 14 yds · 1 TD
Edged out California on the road in a shootout.
With C. Williams — 369 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.1 · E. Czaplicki — 42 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Notre Dame · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.06Austin Jones run for a loss of 4 yards to the ND 33
- Week 1 · Louisville · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Austin Jones run for 35 yds to the USC 48 for a
- Week 11 · Oregon · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −2.92Austin Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the USC 48 Austin Jones fumbled, recovered by ORE Evan Williams [NHSG] JONES, Austin rush up the middle for a loss of 3 yards, JONES, Austin fumbled at USC48 , recovered by ORE WILLIAMS, Evan at the USC48, returned 0 yards, End of Play.
- Week 9 · California · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Caleb Williams pass complete to Austin Jones for 6 yds for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
- Week 1 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Austin Jones run for 37 yds to the SJSU 30 for a
- Week 1 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Austin Jones run for 3 yds for a TD, (Denis Lynch KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Austin Jones 2 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Oregon · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Austin Jones run for 13 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 6 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q6 · EPA +2.52Austin Jones 11 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
- Week 2 · Stanford · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Austin Jones run for 1 yd for a TD (Denis Lynch KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
85 of 85 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%74 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 85 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds19%of carries
16 carries
7 of 10 (70%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.6 yds/carry on 85 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Stanford4-8HC: David Shaw · Pass-leaning
2020Stanford4-2HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 40.7 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 26.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 31.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 45.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
56.7%
457 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
85 carries and 13 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
52 · #108 of 310 RBs · 2023
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 USC RileyYear 5 · 13 games
- 2022 USC RileyYear 4 · 13 games
- 2021 Stanford ShawYear 3 · 11 games
- 2020 Stanford ShawYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Stanford ShawYear 1 · 12 games
How it ended
Five seasons, at Stanford and USC, 2,324 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
Stanford
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw and Lincoln Riley.