Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/37Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (8.1%).
Charles Jones
Last confirmed: Kansas State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Mandeville, LA
Charles Jones: RB · Kansas State · #24.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Charles Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Kansas State. A game that shows it: 128 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Texas Tech — Week 6, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kansas State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas State | 115 | 596 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 142 | 696 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2014 | Kansas State | 133 | 540 | 4.1 | 13 |
| Career | 390 | 1,832 | 4.7 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas State | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas State | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 1 |
| Career | 33 | 344 | 10.4 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-26@ No. 8 Stanford | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-0vs Missouri State | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-17@ West Virginia | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-38vs Texas Tech | 19 | 128 | 6.7 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 128 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 17-38@ No. 19 Oklahoma | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Texas | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Iowa State | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 37-43vs No. 22 Oklahoma State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21@ Baylor | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-19vs Kansas | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-6@ TCU | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bowl | W 33-28vs Texas A&M | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 115 | 596 | 5.2 | 2 | 35 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2016
W 44-38
vs Texas Tech
128 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Texas Tech at home in a shootout.
With B. Pringle — 2 rec · 26 yds · J. Ertz — 104 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.0 · 83 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Kansas · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.07Joe Hubener pass complete to Charles Jones for 22 yds to the KanSt 48 for a
- Week 4 · Missouri State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Charles Jones run for 1 yd for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 6 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Charles Jones run for 31 yds to the TexTc 24 for a
- Week 10 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Charles Jones run for 35 yds to the OKSt 32 for a
- Week 1 · Stanford · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Jesse Ertz pass complete to Charles Jones for 24 yds to the Stanf 23 for a
- Week 10 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.93Charles Jones run for 14 yds to the KanSt 39 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.79Charles Jones run for a loss of 4 yards to the KanSt 36
- Week 6 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −1.73Charles Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the TexTc 49
- Week 1 · Texas A&M · 1st and 15 · Q3 · EPA +1.61Charles Jones run for 11 yds to the TexAM 49
- Week 14 · TCU · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.55Charles Jones run for 5 yds to the KanSt 47 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
113 of 115 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
55%108 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 115 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
18 carries
Grind
1–3 yds27%of carries
31 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds42%of carries
47 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
17 carries
7 of 8 (88%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.2 yds/carry on 115 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
16%
Stuffed (≤0)
27%
Grind (1–3)
42%
Chunk (4–9)
15%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bill Snyder — 24-15 over that span.
2014Kansas State9-4HC: Bill Snyder · Balanced
2015Kansas State6-7HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
2016Kansas State9-4HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 58.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 38.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 48.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 42.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Snyder
Pass share
35.5%
309 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
Starter
115 carries and 13 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Kansas State
- 2016 Kansas State SnyderYear 5 · 13 games
- 2015 Kansas State SnyderYear 4 · 13 games
- 2014 Kansas State SnyderYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 Kansas State SnyderYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Kansas State SnyderYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Kansas State in 2012 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,514 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Kansas State in the 2012 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 1,832 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 39 games over 3 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 128 yds vs Texas Tech.Texas Tech · W 44-382016
2012
- Signed with Kansas State2-star out of Mandeville
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coach2012–2016
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Bill Snyder.