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 | 48 | — |
| Success rate | 41.7% | 214th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 8.3% | 268th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 10.4% | 70th / 321 |
| First downs | 12 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 8 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 23 | — |
| Target share | 8.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 78.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 34.8% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Mattord's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Run direction56 carries
2025 charting · Eastern Michigan
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Eastern Michigan#124 · 4-4 | 8 | 34% | 57 | 241 | 4.2 | 1 | 41.7% | 18 | 108 | 0 | 8.4% |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan#117 · 4-8 | 8 | 4% | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0% | 4 | 33 | 0 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan#113 · 5-7 | 6 | 12% | 29 | 118 | 4.1 | 1 | 42.9% | 10 | 115 | 0 | 5.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joey Mattord's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Joey Mattord'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 |  Sacramento State | W 28–17 | — | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 |  San José State | L 21–27 | 5.6 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | @ Michigan State | L 7–35 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | @ Wisconsin | L 10–54 | 4.9 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Lindenwood | W 29–3 | 6.1 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | @ Massachusetts | W 38–14 | 7.3 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | @ Akron | W 25–23 | 6.5 | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 |  Toledo | L 14–34 | 6.4 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.1 | 57 | 241 | 4.2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 0 | 28 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 57 | — |
| Yards | 241 | 227th / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 4.2 | 224th / 324 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 361st / 631 |
| Long | 25 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 272nd / 1995 |
| Yards | 108 | 620th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 6 | 447th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 50 | — |
| Average | 50 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Sacramento State | — | 68 | ~9 (2–17) | 3 | 1 | · | 13% |
| Wk 1 · San José State | — | 68 | ~24 (16–31) | 10 | · | · | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Michigan State | — | 52 | ~10 (2–19) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · Wisconsin | ✓ RB | 60 | ~22 (15–29) | 10 | · | · | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Lindenwood | — | 69 | ~25 (17–32) | 11 | · | · | 36% |
| Wk 5 · Massachusetts | — | 68 | ~22 (15–29) | 11 | · | · | 32% |
| Wk 6 · Akron | — | 78 | ~47 (40–52) | 23 | · | · | 60% |
| Wk 7 · Toledo | ✓ RB | 71 | ~21 (14–27) | 8 | 1 | · | 30% |
| Season | 2 GS | 534 | 180 (143–222) | 80 | 3 | 1 | 34% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Eastern Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Amareon Blue | RB | SO | 68 | 338 | 5 | 3 | 6 | +0.14 |
| 28 | Braydon Bennett | RB | SR | 59 | 258 | 4.4 | 2 | 8 | +0.23 |
| 24 | Joey Mattord | RB | SR | 57 | 241 | 4.2 | 1 | 18 | -0.07 |
| 22 | Decorie Johnson | RB | FR | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | +0.41 |
| 21 | Malachi James | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Nazir Jones-Davis | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XaVior Tyus | RB | — | — | — | — | 1 | +0.16 |
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. Eastern Michigan depth chart →