Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | 33 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Michigan | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 30 | 162 | 5.0 | 1 | 33 |
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Tavorus Jones
Tavorus Jones packed up and started over at UTEP, and the new tape already reads No.170 4★, national recruit.
5′9″ · 205 lb · El Paso, TX
Transferred Missouri → UTEP for 2026
The numbers
162
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 104 rush yds, 1 TD, 3 rec yds, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for UTEP. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri to UTEP in 2026.
Tavorus Jones
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Tavorus Jones arrives at UTEP with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
162RUSH YDS1RUSH TD30CARRIES
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.170
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
20224 games
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of El Paso Burges
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTEP
2025Missouri
2026UTEP
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Tavorus Jones's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -5.78(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush right for 12 yards loss to the UTEP34 fumbled by #0 T.Jones at UTEP44 forced by #22 P.Bowen recovered by OU #44 T.Wein at UTEP34, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.57(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 33 yards gain to the TSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:28, 1ST DOWN #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #47 B.Braun, LS: #46 C.Loeb)
- Week 3 · Michigan · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.13(11:48) Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 10 yards gain to the U-M28 (#6 J.Young), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.86(08:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush middle for 11 yards gain to the TSU40 (#5 A.Kizzee; #20 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.67(00:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 E.Colson Jr. pass complete short left to #0 T.Jones caught at UTEP48, for 11 yards to the OU41 (#4 C.Guillory), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Michigan · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.52(13:26) Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush right for 4 yards gain to the U-M46 (#30 M.Alford), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Michigan · 3&14 · Q4 · EPA -1.41(08:58) Shotgun #12 R.Moore III pass complete short left to #0 T.Jones caught at U-M23, for 3 yards loss to the U-M21 (#5 J.Oden)
- Week 3 · Michigan · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.40(09:19) Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush right for 13 yards gain to the TEP46 (#1 R.Moore), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.34(13:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Jones rush left for 15 yards gain to the TSU47 (#7 Q.Murray Jr), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Michigan · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -1.19(07:49) Shotgun #1 E.Colson Jr. pass complete short left to #0 T.Jones caught at U-M49, for 0 yards to the U-M49 (#3 S.Snowden)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +34 rushing yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026UTEP1-2HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 104 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 29.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 54.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
34.4%
54 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
52.3
3 games
Team sack rate
15.4%
65 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · UTEP
- #32Lamar Sperling234 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Elijah McCoy47 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Kam Thomas36 rushing yards · 2025
- Tavorus Jones31 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Chris Hunterno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology