Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Louisiana · L 20-23
No carries.
Southern Miss · W 23-13
No carries.
Georgia State · W 38-32
No carries.
Jolly has carries in 5 of Arkansas State’s 8 games: none against Louisiana, Southern Miss and Georgia State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ezell Jolly
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Butch Jones. A game that shows it: 55 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against West Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
110 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 20 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | UTEP | 64 | 248 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 99 | 411 | 4.2 | 2 | 15 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | UTEP | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 49-56vs South Alabama | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 7-31
at TCU
1 rec · 6 yds · 4 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
With D. Vuckovic — 39.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Owens — 133 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.0 · 58 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 30.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 9.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.5%
233 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
The No. 1,266 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Butch Jones.