Joey Mattord holds the RB · Starter spot in Eastern Michigan Eagles’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Joey Mattord logged a 4.3% overall usage rate in 2025.

Joey Mattord is a running back from Hartland, Michigan, where he rushed for 1,311 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior in 2022, earning Livingston County Offensive Player of the Year honors. At Eastern Michigan, he did not play in 2023. During the 2024 season, he appeared in 10 games, catching 10 passes for 115 yards and returning seven kickoffs for 133 yards. In 2025, Mattord played in 11 games with one start, recording six rushing attempts for 48 yards and one touchdown, along with four receptions for 33 yards.