Jamal Jones: RB · Arkansas State · #21.
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Jamal Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Five seasons in the Arkansas State backfield to date. A game that shows it: 104 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Texas State — Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 19.1% of his carries. 5 carries for 3 yds vs Troy; 16 for 106 vs Texas State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (69.2%). 5 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (31.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 130 | 576 | 4.4 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 84 | 375 | 4.5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 43 | 197 | 4.6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | 3 | −1 | −0.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 264 | 1,168 | 4.4 | 6 | 25 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | Arkansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 128 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-37@ Memphis | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31@ Kansas State | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-52@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-27vs Central Arkansas | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-52vs Georgia State | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-45@ App State | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-38vs Troy | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27@ Louisiana | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 45-47@ Texas State | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs South Alabama | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 48-15vs UL Monroe | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 130 | 576 | 4.4 | 3 | 25 |
Week 10 · 2020
L 20-27
at Louisiana
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%131 carriesFumble rate
1.5%2 of 130 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 130 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
5 seasons under Blake Anderson — 35-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 43.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 60.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 50.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 53.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
55.0%
464 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
76.7
11 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
130 carries and 17 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arkansas State, 1,168 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Blake Anderson.
