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Jeffery Pittman

RB · Southern Miss · Jr.

Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jeffery Pittman

RB · Southern Miss · Jr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#54 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Southern Miss
2025
Southern Miss
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Will Hall → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Southern Miss1566954.58--
2023Mississippi State542685.01--
Career2109634.69--
SeasonTeam
2025Southern Miss251074.30--
2023Mississippi State13917.02--
Career381985.22--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 42–25

vs Jacksonville State

80 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Southern Miss

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Southern Miss

Returning around him

  • 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #107

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Harden’s 2025 season.

TJ Harden

71%match

SMU · 2025

#2

Ronald Awatt

UTEP · 2020

71%
#3

Chaton Mobley

Middle Tennessee · 2020

70%
#4

Kye Robichaux

Boston College · 2023

66%
#5

Brad Roberts

Air Force · 2021

All-Mountain West
65%

Matches TJ on

Yards / carry
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from TJ on

Height (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.

Gerrid Doaks

97%match

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2

Bryce Williams

Minnesota · 2023

88%
#3

Coleman Bennett

Kennesaw State · 2025

All-Conference USA
89%
#4

Dominic Richardson

Tulsa · 2025

87%
#5

Ofa Mataele

Western Michigan · 2025

88%

Matches Gerrid on

Yards per carry
20232025

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lunch Winfield's sophomore season at Louisiana (2025).

Louisiana · 2025

#2

Bryson Daily

Army · 2023

All-AAC
76%
#3

Austin Aune

North Texas · 2021

73%
#4

Jake Retzlaff

BYU · 2024

73%
#5

Angel H Flores

Central Michigan · 2025

72%

Matches Lunch on

Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Lunch on

Class year (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #580

Final rank
#846
Avg #706.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #580 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
2682023
6952025

+159%

Up 159% from first season to most-recent.