Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 10 | — |
| Success rate | 10.0% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 0.0% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 10.0% | — |
| First downs | 1 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 2 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 4.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 33.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 16.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Jones's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction13 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UNLV#84 · 4-3 | 7 | 15% |
| 2025 | UNLV#64 · 10-4 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darrien Jones's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Darrien Jones'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Memphis | L 21–27 | — | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 1 | @ Hawai'i | W 21–6 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2 | @ North Texas | L 6–44 | 5.1 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | @ Akron | W 38–10 | 4.7 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  California | W 39–31 | — | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  North Dakota State | W 13–7 | — | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Air Force | L 31–41 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.9 | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 13 | — |
| Yards | 36 | 708th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 2.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 6 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1249th / 1995 |
| Yards | 23 | 1389th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Memphis | 78 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 1 · Hawai'i | 61 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | 8% |
| Wk 2 · North Texas | 72 | ~18 (12–23) | 6 | 25% |
| Wk 4 · Akron | 63 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | 21% |
| Wk 5 · California | 60 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | 18% |
| Wk 6 · North Dakota State | 63 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | 17% |
| Wk 7 · Air Force | 64 | ~6 (2–12) | 1 | 9% |
| Season | 461 | 69 (50–150) | 20 | 15% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the UNLV roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jai'Den Thomas | RB | SR | 112 | 543 | 4.8 | 3 | 19 | +0.03 |
| 0 | Jaylon Glover | RB | SR | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | -0.61 |
| 24 | Darrien Jones | RB | JR | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | -0.27 |
| Kamran Williams | RB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | -0.02 | ||
| Skylar Vann | RB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | — | -0.28 | ||
| 29 | Mohammad Maali | RB | SR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.09 |
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. UNLV depth chart →