#23
New Mexico · 2026

Cameron Mathews

RBSophomore5' 7", 187 lbsHouston, TX
New Mexico Lobos5-1 · TDC #43
Snap share
11%
likely 5–24%
Rush yards
149
363rd of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.5
Rush TD
1
359th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.21
20 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · +4.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Rushing+0.21
1st down+0.21
2nd down+0.15
3rd down+0.28
Standard downs+0.07
Passing downs+0.97
MathewsRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays0%
Run plays15%
1st down10%
2nd down9%
3rd down11%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs6%
MathewsRB average

Charting

Where Mathews's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction19 carries

Left
21%
4.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
42%
3.0 YPC · 25% succ.
Right
37%
7.7 YPC · 43% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farNew Mexico#43 · 5-1411%201497.51—
2025Memphis#48 · 8-51——————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cameron Mathews's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Cameron Mathews's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 vs UTEP (Week 5)1 of 3 games at 8.0+
RushingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1Central MichiganW 38–73.95132.606·····
2MercyhurstW 70–75.09283.106130···
3@OklahomaL 6–14—no stats recorded
4@New Mexico StateW 42–18—·····115···
5UTEPW 61–78.0610818.0154·····
7@Hawai'iW 21–10—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.6201497.5154245···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries20—
Yards149363rd / 1456
Yards / carry7.5—
Touchdowns1359th / 631
Long54—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards45—
Average22.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long30—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Central Michigan69~13 (3–25)5·19%
Wk 2 · Mercyhurst71~15 (10–19)9121%
Wk 4 · New Mexico State64··1—
Wk 5 · UTEP65~14 (4–27)6·22%
Season38542 (21–92)20211%

Position Room

6 RBs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Scottre HumphreyRBSR85422581+0.14
21Kiefer SibleyRBJR552925.325+0.17
23Cameron MathewsRBSO201497.51—+0.21
20Darrion BowersRBSO19743.90—+0.04
8Deshaun BuchananRBSR7385.41—+0.44
Jerod Terry Jr.RB5387.61——

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. New Mexico depth chart →