Tavorus Jones

RB · #0 · UTEP · JR · 5'9" · 205 · El Paso, TX

Projected RB starter

261 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
19% Team touch share
9 Explosive plays
22 Career games (4 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 UTEP6458 261 4.5 9 45 1
2025 Missouri1007 31 4.4 3 26 1
2024 Missouri6013 55 4.2 1 20 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 43.5 62
Yards per carry 4.5 37
Receiving yards per game 7.5 58
Total TDs 1 21

Around Tavorus

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB EJ Colson Jr. QB · 628 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Jeremiah Nash WR · 82 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Carver Cheeks WR · 179 rec yds · 6g
WR-Y Jaden Smith WR · 233 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Kam Thomas RB · 270 rec yds · 7g
TE Cash Cheeks TE · 111 rec yds · 7g

The situation

UTEP 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.6% 46
Red zone TD rate 60.9% 13
Line yards per carry 1.2 1
Sack rate allowed 20.0% 0

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ OKLA5 24 0 3 3 22 0 1
W2Texas Southern Tigers16 104 1 1 1 3 0 1
W3 @ MICH9 34 0 2 2 -3 0 2
W4 ORST10 34 0 1 1 0 0 0
W6 NEV4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
W7 SJSU14 62 0 2 2 23 0 2

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#168 Aiden Gobaira EDGE · Chantilly ND
#169 Kamari Ramsey S · Sierra Canyon UCLA
#170 Tavorus Jones RB · El Paso Burges MIZZ
#171 Zeke Berry S · De La Salle MICH
#172 Nick Evers QB · Flower Mound OKLA
RBs in the class
#11 Omarion Hampton Cleveland UNC
#12 Kaytron Allen IMG Academy PSU
#13 Tavorus Jones El Paso Burges MIZZ
#14 Trevor Etienne Jennings FLA
#15 Jaydon Blue Klein Cain TEX
2026 · 62th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 93th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.