Calvin Jones (running back)
Calvin D'Wayne Jones (born November 27, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. In his only season with the Packers, they won Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||
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| Born: | November 27, 1970 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Omaha Central (Omaha, Nebraska) | ||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Jones played college football for Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning All-American honors in 1993. He was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft.[1] In the NFL, Calvin Jones played with the Raiders for two years. He ran for 112 yards on 27 carries in 2 seasons. He spent his final season with Green Bay.[2]
Jones rushed for 3,166 yards and scored 40 rushing touchdowns from 1990 to 1993 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He played I-back under the direction of head coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Jones' single season high was 1,210 rushing yards in 1992.[3]
His best single game performance came as a redshirt freshman on November 9, 1991, against Kansas when Jones ran the ball 27 times for 294 yards and scored on a 69-yard touchdown run. He had six touchdowns that day.[4]
In 1991, Jones led the nation with an incredible 8.3 yards per carry.
Jones played with the Omaha Beef in 2000.[5]
Statistics
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| YEAR | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | NO. | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| 1990 | Redshirt | |||||||||
| 1991 | 108 | 900 | 8.3 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 168 | 1,210 | 7.2 | 90 | 14 | 14 | 162 | 11.6 | 41 | 1 |
| 1993 | 185 | 1,056 | 5.6 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 55 | 1 |
| Totals | 461 | 3,166 | 6.9 | 90 | 40 | 24 | 304 | 12.7 | 55 | 2 |
| Year | Team | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
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| 1994 | RAI | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1995 | OAK | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 1996 | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | — | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 0 |
References
- "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "Pro-Football-Reference.com - Calvin Jones". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- "Week eight IPFL Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 25, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- "1993 Nebraska football statistics". HuskerMax.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.