Perris Jones

#2 · RB · Sr. · Virginia5′7″ · 179 lb · Alexandria, VA

Perris Jones: RB · Virginia · #2.

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Perris Jones

RB · Virginia · Sr · #2

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Virginia: Bronco Mendenhall and Tony Elliott. One game to point at: 134 rushing yards and 2 tackles against William & Mary — Week 6, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia in the news

Charges dismissed against former UVA playerOct 23
Ethan Minter out for Duke gameWww2 Dailyprogress Oct 21
Kam Courtney out for gameThe Daily Progress Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Virginia	76	393	5.2	2	43
2022	Virginia	81	365	4.5	2	28
2021	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Virginia	3	12	4.0	0	8
2019	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		160	770	4.8	4	43

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	6	107	17.8	0	60
2022	Virginia	6	43	7.2	2	11
2021	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Virginia	2	3	1.5	0	5
2019	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		14	153	10.9	2	60

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-49vs No. 12 Tennessee	7	39	5.6	1	17
Wk 2	L 35-36vs James Madison	10	11	1.1	0	7
Wk 3	L 14-42@ Maryland	9	37	4.1	1	13
Wk 4	L 21-24vs NC State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Boston College	2	9	4.5	0	5
Wk 6	W 27-13vs William & Mary	12	134	11.2	0	43	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 8	W 31-27@ No. 10 North Carolina	14	67	4.8	0	9
Wk 9	L 26-29@ Miami	9	58	6.4	0	20
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Georgia Tech	9	26	2.9	0	6
Wk 11	L 24-31@ No. 11 Louisville	3	7	2.3	0	3
Total		76	393	5.2	2	43

Signature game

Week 6 · 2023

W 27-13

vs William & Mary

134 rush yds (12 car)

With T. Muskett — 232 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 27.5 · M. Washington — 7 rec · 112 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · James Madison · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.84Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Perris Jones for 60 yds to the JMU 12 for a
Week 6 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.75Perris Jones run for 43 yds to the W&M 24 for a
Week 6 · William & Mary · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Perris Jones run for 17 yds to the W&M 46 for a
Week 1 · Tennessee · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Perris Jones run for 17 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Week 3 · Maryland · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.67Perris Jones run for 13 yds for a TD (Will Bettridge KICK)
Week 11 · Louisville · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.12Perris Jones run for 1 yd to the UVA 26 for a Louisville Penalty, Illegal Use of Hands (15 Yards) to the UVA 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.80Perris Jones run for 20 yds to the UVA 45 for a
Week 9 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.80Perris Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the UVA 46
Week 9 · Miami · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Perris Jones run for 7 yds to the MIA 48 for a
Week 6 · William & Mary · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.48Perris Jones run for 18 yds to the UVA 39 for a

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

76 car · 393 yds · 2 TD

74 of 76 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

46%74 carries

Fumble rate

1.3%1 of 76 carries

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

3%of carries

2 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

42%of carries

31 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

41%of carries

30 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

15%of carries

11 carries

4 of 4 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)

5.2 yds/carry on 76 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.

Teams and coaches

2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy

2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#136 of 310). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

47Rotational starter #136 of 310 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: td rate (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#88 / 426 · 79th pct

9.5%

EPA / carry#106 / 426 · 75th pct

0.28

Yards / carry#128 / 426 · 70th pct

5.7

Success rate#182 / 426 · 57th pct

45.9%

TD rate#322 / 426 · 24th pct

2.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Rec yards#123 / 327 · 63rd pct

107

Yards / carry#120 / 333 · 62nd pct

5.2

Long run#166 / 333 · 49th pct

Rush yards#201 / 333 · 40th pct

393

Carries#222 / 333 · 33rd pct

Rush TDs#218 / 333 · 27th pct

Receptions#240 / 327 · 25th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

21st → 75th percentile

Success rate

33rd → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 79th percentile

Yards / carry

43rd → 70th percentile

TD rate

23rd → 24th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home4g	44.0	5.0	0.0
Road5g	35.6	4.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	39.2	5.2	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	39.5	4.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Pass share

47.0%

396 pass / 447 run

Plays / game

70.2

12 games

Team sack rate

9.6%

449 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

76 carries and 6 catches in 10 games

About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #136 of 310 RBs · 2023

Perris Jones

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Rushing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

76 carries and 6 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at Virginia