Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ball State
Will Jones
RB • 5'10" • 208 lbs • Anderson, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Will Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
1
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Illinois
Player Story
Will Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Anderson, IN wearing No. 24, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Will Jones' career was his backfield work: 818...
Read the storyWill Jones, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ball State. Will Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,062
- Rushing yards
- 818
- Receiving yards
- 244
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Will Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,062
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Ball State
- Top game
- Western Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 110 scrimmage yards · RB 435th (top 63%) · Mid-American 111th (top 50%) · National 1,343rd (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 150 | 154 | -4 | 1 | 42.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 9 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 0 | 34.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ball State | 6 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 6 | 198 | 187 | 11 | 1 | 58.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 13 | 420 | 296 | 124 | 3 | 56.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 110 | 41 | 69 | 0 | 28.2 |
Related Context
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Will Jones played RB for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Will Jones recorded 818 rushing yards, 244 receiving yards, and 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Ball State paired 287 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
11
Efficiency
34.7
Usage
4
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 39. Western Michigan: 7. Murray State: 23. Georgia Southern: -1. Northern Illinois: 14. Eastern Michigan: 9. Kent State: 3. Toledo: 2. Ohio: 11. Miami (OH): 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 4 by 53.1. Western Michigan: 3 by 24.3. Murray State: 2 by 97.9. Georgia Southern: 3 by 0. Northern Illinois: 3 by 38.9. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 37.5. Kent State: 1 by 31.3. Toledo: 1 by 20.8. Ohio: 3 by 18.4. Miami (OH): 1 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins13.3 · Games = 3 · +3.3 vs Losses
Losses10 · Games = 7 · -3.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
97.9 vs Murray State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/23 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Wed 11/16 | vs Ohio | L 18-32 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.7 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Toledo | L 21-28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Tue 11/1 | @ Kent State | W 27-20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 16-20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northern Illinois | W 44-38 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-34 | 3 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | — | — | -0.3 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Murray State | W 31-0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Western Michigan | L 30-37 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Thu 9/1 | @ Tennessee | L 10-59 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9.8 |
Player Story
Will Jones story
Will Jones built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Anderson, IN wearing No. 24, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Will Jones' career was his backfield work: 818 rushing yards, 201 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 244 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 244 receiving yards and 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Will Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 150 | 57.5 | 8.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ball State | 84 | 57.6 | 2.9 | -66 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ball State | 287 | 45.8 | 18.3 | 203 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 287 | 45.8 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 431 | 37.9 | 14.4 | 144 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 431 | 37.9 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 110 | 34.7 | 4 | -321 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 31-21
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93
Scrimmage Yards
81.4 takeover
93 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.
#2
@ San José State
Week 1 · W 34-13 · Postseason
89
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
89 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 15 · W 30-27 · Conference game
71
Scrimmage Yards
69.7 takeover
Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 29.1 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · L 20-42 · Conference game
80
Scrimmage Yards
68.5 takeover
Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · W 38-31 · Conference game
75
Scrimmage Yards
62.1 takeover
Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 20.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Ball State
287 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 18.3 usage
58.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Ball State
58.1
287 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 18.3 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Ball State
56.8
431 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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