Matt Jones
Matt Jones
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Charles Huff. The receipt: 45 rush yds, 32 rec yds against Jacksonville State — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 618 rushing yards — drafted at #95 overall by Washington.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 12th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 82 | 325 | 4.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 43 | 211 | 4.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 618 | 4.4 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
16 rush yds (7 car)
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Fontenot’s 2021 season.
Matches Alex on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rickey Spruill’s path through Wagner.
Rickey Spruill
Travis Theis
Israel Tucker
Justin Henderson
Bryant Barr
Matches Rickey on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Frank Peasant's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2023).
Matches Frank on
Player DNA
Players who play like Matt Jones
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+10733%
Up 10733% from first season to most-recent.