Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/22Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (9.1%).
Ronnie Jones
Last confirmed: Toledo, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Pittsburgh, PA · Central Catholic
Ronnie Jones: RB · Toledo · #5.
Ronnie Jones
This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Toledo. A game that shows it: 72 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Ball State — Week 8, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Toledo in the news
- Michigan flips Toledo recruit
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-38@ Kentucky | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Murray State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-21vs BYU | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-20@ Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-52@ Ball State | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 2 | 44 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-33vs Kent State | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31vs Northern Illinois | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-49@ Buffalo | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-49@ Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 34 | 233 | 6.9 | 4 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2019
L 14-52
at Ball State
72 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD
With T. Cluckey — 42.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 52 long · D. Phillips — 3 rec · 46 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Ball State · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.50Ronnie Jones run for 44 yds for a TD, (Evan Davis KICK)
- Week 12 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Ronnie Jones run for 7 yds for a TD (Evan Davis KICK)
- Week 8 · Ball State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Ronnie Jones run for 1 yd for a TD, (Evan Davis KICK)
- Week 6 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Mitchell Guadagni pass complete to Ronnie Jones for 17 yds to the WMich 27 for a
- Week 12 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.93Ronnie Jones run for 2 yds to the Toled 41 for a
- Week 13 · Buffalo · 1st and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Ronnie Jones run for 5 yds for a TD (Thomas Cluckey KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Ronnie Jones run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 8 · Ball State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Carter Bradley pass complete to Ronnie Jones for 5 yds to the Toled 38 for a
- Week 11 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Ronnie Jones run for 24 yds to the Toled 34 for a
- Week 8 · Ball State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.22Ronnie Jones run for 3 yds to the BalSt 26 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Jason Candle — 33-19 over that span.
2016Toledo9-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2017Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2019Toledo6-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 21.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 20.6 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.8 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 32.3 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
39.8%
339 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
70.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
34 carries and 5 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Toledo
- 2019 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 11 games
- 2018 Toledo CandleYear 3 · 10 games
- 2017 Toledo CandleYear 2 · 8 games
- 2016 Toledo CandleYear 1 · 5 games
- Before collegeSigned with Toledo in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,763 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Toledo in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 377 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 34 games over 4 seasons.
2016 5 games
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Central Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Toledo
Played his entire career under Jason Candle.