Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2014Florida
Matt Jones
RB • 6'2" • Seffner, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Matt Jones leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Player Story
Matt Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Seffner, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Matt Jones' career was his backfield work: 1,431 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 95
- NFL Team
- Washington
Matt Jones, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Florida. Matt Jones leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,531
- Rushing yards
- 1,431
- Receiving yards
- 100
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Matt Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,531
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- Georgia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Armwood · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Armwood · 65 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 3 · Pick 31 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 882 scrimmage yards · RB 76th (top 14%) · SEC 18th (top 7%) · National 151st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Florida | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 35.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida | 10 | 269 | 259 | 10 | 2 | 35.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida | 5 | 364 | 339 | 25 | 2 | 49.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 11 | 882 | 817 | 65 | 7 | 69.3 |
Related Context
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Matt Jones played RB for Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, Matt Jones recorded 1,431 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Florida paired 882 primary output with 47.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Florida
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.2
Efficiency
47.1
Usage
28.1
Consistency
49.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 74. Kentucky: 170. Alabama: 37. Tennessee: 133. LSU: 11. Missouri: 48. Georgia: 204. Vanderbilt: 86. South Carolina: 63. Eastern Kentucky: 27. Florida State: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 10 by 80.8. Kentucky: 30 by 57.2. Alabama: 12 by 32.1. Tennessee: 27 by 51.5. LSU: 4 by 28.6. Missouri: 14 by 35.6. Georgia: 26 by 80.7. Vanderbilt: 18 by 50.1. South Carolina: 18 by 36.5. Eastern Kentucky: 9 by 31.3. Florida State: 9 by 33.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins115.7 · Games = 6 · +78.1 vs Losses
Losses37.6 · Games = 5 · -78.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida State | L 19-24 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 52-3 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs South Carolina | L 20-23 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 1 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-10 | 17 | 82 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Georgia100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-20 | 25 | 192 | 7.70 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Missouri | L 13-42 | 12 | 41 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs LSU | L 27-30 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Tennessee100 rush yards | W 10-9 | 23 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Alabama | L 21-42 | 12 | 37 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 36-30 | 29 | 156 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Eastern Michigan2+ TD | W 65-0 | 8 | 65 | 8.10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7.4 |
Player Story
Matt Jones story
Matt Jones built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Seffner, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Matt Jones' career was his backfield work: 1,431 rushing yards, 297 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 100 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 100 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matt Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Florida | 285 | 45.5 | 10.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida | 285 | 45.5 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida | 364 | 42 | 28.2 | 79 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 882 | 47.1 | 28.1 | 518 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia
Week 10 · W 38-20 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
204
Scrimmage Yards
93.6 takeover
204 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 5 · W 24-7 · Conference game
196
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 53.4 usage.
#3
vs Kentucky
Week 3 · W 36-30 · Conference game
170
Scrimmage Yards
80.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
170 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 13 · W 37-26
81
Scrimmage Yards
76.2 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 6 · W 10-9 · Conference game
133
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
133 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Florida
882 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 28.1 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Florida
49.5
364 primary · 42 efficiency · 28.2 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Florida
35.6
285 primary · 45.5 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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