Highlights
Class of 2018
Played in all 12 contests, making three starts on the offensive line … offensive line allowed zero sacks against WKU and UTSA … O-line allowed one sack at no. 7 Oklahoma and at North Texas … running game hit 100 yards or more in seven contests while rushing touchdowns were scored in the first six games of the season … Miners rushed for season-high two touchdowns against UTSA … Miners gained a season-high 410 yards of total offense and rushed for season-most 164 yards with a score against LA Tech, in which Joshua Fields hit a career-high 137 yards … Miners rushed for 163 yards and a score against WKU.
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, while starting the first five contests at the right tackle position … was used in multiple run-blocking schemes … efforts helped Aaron Jones gain a single-season program-record 1,773 yards, while Jones also became UTEP’s all-time leading rusher … UTEP averaged 185.5 rushing yards per game and found the end zone 20 times, including a season-best 384 yards rushing (most since 1983) and four touchdowns during a victory over North Texas to close out the season … tallied a season-high 555 yards of total offense against the Mean Green … opened season with 518 total yards of offense, including 289 yards on the ground versus NM State … produced 323 rushing yards against Houston Baptist, while following with another 237 rushing yards at Florida Atlantic.
2015 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the last four contests of the season at the left tackle position … the offensive line only yielded four sacks during the final four games of 2015, while UTEP signal callers threw seven touchdowns to only three interceptions … efforts helped the Miners rush for 226 yards against LA Tech … UTEP rushers gained 187 yards and a score during a win at North Texas in the season finale … UTEP averaged 169.8 rushing yards per game in the last four contests – its best average during a four-game span in 2015.