Player Dossier

2020-2022

New Mexico

Nathaniel Jones

RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Bellflower, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Nathaniel Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

23.2

Efficiency

45.4

Consistency

46.4

Season Value

53.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

2022

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
New Mexico
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nathaniel Jones, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico. Nathaniel Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

New Mexico paired 550 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

50

Efficiency

45.4

Usage

23.2

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 12. UTEP: 80. LSU: 36. UNLV: 61. Wyoming: 72. New Mexico State: 25. Fresno State: 28. Utah State: 146. Air Force: 12. San Diego State: 68. Colorado State: 10

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 7 by 17.9. UTEP: 22 by 39.9. LSU: 9 by 42.4. UNLV: 12 by 53. Wyoming: 19 by 40.1. New Mexico State: 11 by 23.7. Fresno State: 7 by 41.7. Utah State: 21 by 72.4. Air Force: 4 by 31.3. San Diego State: 8 by 85.4. Colorado State: 2 by 52.1

Split Comparison

Losses47 · n=10
First Half47.7 · n=6 · -5.1 vs Second Half
Second Half52.8 · n=5 · +5.1 vs First Half
All Games50 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Utah State

Best efficiency game

85.4 vs San Diego State

Result
Fri 11/25@ Colorado StateL 0-17210505
Sat 11/19vs San Diego StateL 10-348688.5008.5
Sat 11/12@ Air ForceL 3-35412303
Sat 11/5@ Utah State100 rush yardsL 10-2721146717.0
Sat 10/22vs Fresno StateL 9-41728404
Sun 10/16@ New Mexico StateL 9-2111252.3002.3
Sat 10/8vs WyomingL 14-2717663.900263.8
Sat 10/1@ UNLVL 20-3112615.1005.1
Sat 9/24@ LSUL 0-388334.100134
Sun 9/18vs UTEPW 27-102183411-33.6
Sat 9/10vs Boise StateL 14-317121.7001.7

Career Arc

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

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    New Mexico

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico2324414
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico55045.423.2318

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

146

Primary metric

146 scrimmage yards and 39.6 usage.

#2

Hawai'i

96

Primary metric

Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 22.8 usage.

#3

San Diego State

68

Primary metric

Loss with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68 scrimmage yards and 19.5 usage.

#4

UTEP

80

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

80 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.

#5

Wyoming

55

Primary metric

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 18 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

550 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 23.2 usage

53.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · New Mexico

35.3

232 primary · 44 efficiency · 14 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.815

Morgan Park · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Wyoming
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

782

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career rushing yards
776