2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
Tony Mathis Jr.
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Cedartown
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Has played in 31 career games, including 11 starts
2022 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- Started 10 games at running back
- Missed the TCU and Iowa State games with an elbow injury
- Has three 100-yard rushing games in his career
- Has two multi-touchdown games this season
- Ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (56.2) and was No. 11 in rushing yards (562)
- Also ranked No. 10 in the league in rushing yards per carry (4.16)
- Returned to the field against Oklahoma; tallied 53 yards on 23 carries vs. the Sooners
- Named Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Baylor
- Career day against Baylor included 163 yards rushing on 22 carries and a pair of scores
- Scored a touchdown at Texas
- Carried the ball nine times for 38 yards at Virginia Tech
- Tallied a season-best 104 yards on 17 carries and found the end zone twice against Towson
- Led WVU in rushing against Kansas, with 59 yards on 16 carries
- Finished with 71 yards on 16 carries at Pitt, with a long of 23
2021 (r-Fr.)
- Played in 11 games, adding depth at running back
- Finished with 312 yards on 72 carries, an average of 4.3 yards per carry and a long run of 45 yards
- Has played in 20 career games, including one start
- Made first career start in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Minnesota, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown
- Also led the team with five catches for 24 against the Golden Gophers
- WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Kansas
- Broke out for a career-high 118 yards on 22 carries at Kansas
- Also recorded his first catch of the season against the Jayhawks
- Carried the ball 12 times for 48 yards against TCU
- Made season debut against LIU, rushing for 20 yards on seven carries
2020 (COVID)
- Played in six games, adding depth at running back
- Used primarily on special teams
- Saw action on 51 plays, 24 on offense and 27 on special teams
- Season-high 18 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown with a long of eight yards against Eastern Kentucky
2019 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Saw action in four games
- Used on a season-high 19 plays against Texas Tech
- Finished with four carries for 14 yards and three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown against Texas Tech
High School
- Played for coach Doyle Kelley at Cedartown High School
- Class 5-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2018
- Earned the team’s inaugural Nick Chubb Award in leading the Bulldogs to the GHSA playoffs in 2018
- Finished with 1,042 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 169 carries in 2018
- Team captain
- Selected to play in the Rising Senior Game in 2017
- Helped Cedartown to a 10-win season as a junior
- Ran for 1,035 yards and added 407 receiving and 402 return yards in 2017, earning all-region honors
- 2017 Rome News-Tribune All-Area Second Team selection
- Scored 27 total touchdowns as a junior
- Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, rivals and ESPN.com
- Also ran track at Cedartown
- Ranked as the No. 53 running back nationally by rivals
Personal
- Son of Sabrina Moore
- One of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
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