As a Senior (2024)

Did not play due to injury sustained during Fall Camp

As a Junior (2023)

Appeared in 10 games (287 snaps)
Made two starts at running back
Starts came vs. UTSA (Sept. 2) and Cincinnati (Nov. 11)
41 rushes for 170 yards
11 receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown
Season high 60 rushing yards at Rice (Sept. 9)
Added three receptions for 22 yards at Rice
24-yard TD reception at Baylor (Nov. 4) put UH ahead with 5:38 to play in fourth quarter
Six rushes for 20 yards in season finale at UCF (Nov. 25)
Also played on special teams in nine games
53 snaps on kick return; 20 snaps on punt coverage

Prior to Houston

Spent four seasons at West Virginia (2019-22)
Played in 31 games including 11 starts
Three 100-yard rushing games in his career
2022 Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
Started 10 games at running back in 2022
Missed TCU and Iowa State games with elbow injury
Two multi-touchdown games in 2022
No. 7 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (56.2)
No. 11 in Big 12 in rushing yards (562)
No. 10 in the league in rushing yards per carry (4.16)
53 yards on 23 carries vs. the Sooners
Named Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Baylor
Career day vs. Baylor: 163 rushing yards on 22 carries and two scores
Scored a touchdown at Texas
Carried ball nine times for 38 yards at Virginia Tech
104 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns vs. 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
Played in 11 games during 2021
312 yards on 72 carries
Averaged 4.3 yards per carry with a long run of 45 yards
First career start in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. Minnesota
Rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown vs. Minnesota
Led team with five catches for 24 against Golden Gophers
WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Kansas
Broke out for a career-high 118 yards on 22 carries at Kansas
Recorded first catch of season against Jayhawks
Carried ball 12 times for 48 yards against TCU
Season debut against LIU, rushing for 20 yards on seven carries
Played in six games during 2020
Used primarily on special teams
Saw action on 51 plays, 24 on offense and 27 on special teams
18 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown vs. Eastern Kentucky
Redshirted during 2019
Saw action in four games
Used on a season-high 19 plays against Texas Tech
Four carries for 14 yards and three catches for 16 yards and a score vs. Texas Tech

High School

Played for coach Doyle Kelley at Cedartown High School
2018 Class 5-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year
Earned team’s inaugural Nick Chubb Award
Led Bulldogs to 2018 GHSA playoffs
1,042 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 169 carries in 2018
Team captain
Selected to play in 2017 Rising Senior Game
Helped Cedartown to a 10-win season as junior
Ran for 1,035 yards and added 407 receiving and 402 return yards in 2017
Earned 2017 All-Region honors
2017 Rome News-Tribune All-Area Second Team
27 total touchdowns as a junior
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

Earned Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from West Virginia
Hobbies: working out and playing PS5
Describes himself as consistent, accountable and a hard worker
Favorite childhood memory is scoring seven TDs and making the newspaper
Game day rituals include focusing on everything he's working for and who he's working for -- his family
Was born the same day, one year after his brother was born and passed away
Hidden talent: can do continuous backflips
Chose UH because it is the best fit for him and his family
One word to describe him: shifty
One food he could eat the rest of his life: wings
Motivation for working hard: his family and loved ones
Best advice: no matter what you do, go as hard as you can
Sports hero: Nick Chubb because he went to his high school, played the same position and now is his best friend
Most memorable athletic feat: scoring two touchdowns against Baylor (2022) on a career-high 22 carries
Interesting fact: he watches Disney around Christmas time

Tony Mathis Jr.