#6

Austin Jones

RB · USC · Sr. · #6

USC 2023 alumnus
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Austin Jones

RB · USC · Sr · #6

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Donte Williams
USC
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023USC854775.67--
2022USC1357055.25--
2021Stanford1073783.52--
Career3271,5604.814--
SeasonTeam
2023USC131037.91--
2022USC2526110.41--
2021Stanford322678.31--
Career706319.03--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2023

W 50–49

at California

37 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

Edged out California on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trevor Etienne’s 2023 season.

Florida · 2023

NFL Rd 4
#2

Josh Williams

LSU · 2022

NFL Rd 4
72%
#3

Dylan Sampson

Tennessee · 2023

NFL Rd 4
71%
#4

De'Montre Tuggle

Ohio · 2021

71%
#5

Gavin Sawchuk

Oklahoma · 2023

70%

Matches Trevor on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height

Differs from Trevor on

Class year (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ivory Kelly-Martin’s path through Iowa.

Iowa · 2021

#2

Andrew Henry

New Mexico · 2023

99%
#3

Rodrigues Clark

Southern Miss · 2024

98%
#4

Juwaun Price

Massachusetts · 2025

96%
#5

Larry Rountree III

Missouri · 2020

All-SECNFL Rd 6
96%

Matches Ivory on

Height
Weight
Yards per carry
2020202120222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Lincoln Pare's senior season at Texas State (2024).

Lincoln Pare

79%match

Texas State · 2024

#2

Ty Son Lawton

Indiana · 2024

73%
#3

Freddie Brock

Georgia State · 2024

73%
#4

J'mari Taylor

Virginia · 2025

72%
#5

Ulysses Bentley IV

Ole Miss · 2023

All-AAC
70%

Matches Lincoln on

EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Yards / carry

Differs from Lincoln on

Yards / reception (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Austin Jones

#1

Ivory Kelly-Martin

Iowa · 2021

100%
#2

Andrew Henry

UL Monroe · 2021

99%
#3

Rodrigues Clark

Memphis · 2021

98%
#4

Juwaun Price

New Mexico State · 2021

96%
#5

Sedrick Irvin

Stanford · 2025

91%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
3782021
7052022
4772023

+26%

Up 26% from first season to most-recent.