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Tony Mathis Career Story

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Player Story

Tony Mathis story

Tony Mathis built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a running back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Houston, Marshall, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Tony Mathis' career was his backfield work: 1,131 rushing yards, 279 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 143 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 143 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Mathis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Houston

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Marshall

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3039.712.5—
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia5531.823.725
2021 PostseasonWest Virginia34139.815.1286
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia34139.815.10
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia58138.623.1240
2023 Regular SeasonHouston24938.611-332
2024 Regular SeasonHouston0——-249
2025 Regular SeasonMarshall1825.2318

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023West Virginia to HoustonP4 to P479.6May 1, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172

Scrimmage Yards

92.5 takeover

172 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.

Game statsGame video

#2

@ Kansas

Week 13 · W 34-28 · Conference game

123

Scrimmage Yards

85 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

123 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ Rice

Week 2 · L 41-43

82

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Loss with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 17.7 usage.

Game stats

#4

@ Minnesota

Week 1 · L 6-18 · Postseason

80

Scrimmage Yards

70.1 takeover

Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Eastern Kentucky

Week 2 · W 56-10

55

Scrimmage Yards

66.5 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 23.7 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

581 primary output · 38.6 efficiency · 23.1 usage

64

#2

2020 Regular Season · West Virginia

52.2

55 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 23.7 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

45.1

30 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

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