UTEP’s yards a carry with EJ Colson Jr. and without EJ Colson Jr.
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UTEP averaged 4.09 yards a carry with EJ Colson Jr. and 3.38 without EJ Colson Jr. in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.71. All 4 away games were with EJ Colson Jr.. Both ranked opponents were with EJ Colson Jr.. Both opponents outside the major colleges were with EJ Colson Jr..
EJ Colson Jr., quarterback: 687 passing yards, 99 pass attempts and 66 completions in 7 games this season.
2 games without EJ Colson Jr. is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with EJ Colson Jr.
4.09
without EJ Colson Jr.
3.38
246
A +0.71 difference in yards a carry with EJ Colson Jr. vs without EJ Colson Jr. is about what you’d expect.
The games
with EJ Colson Jr.without EJ Colson Jr.
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | @ Oklahoma | L | 2.95 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Texas Southern | W | 7.64 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Michigan | L | 1.78 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Oregon State | L | 2.24 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @ New Mexico | L | 4.86 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Nevada | L | 3.16 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs San Jose State | L | 3.60 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | @NNorth Dakota State | L | 5.07 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
- With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.