Calvin Jones (running back)

Summary

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.

Calvin Jones
No. 27, 44
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1970-11-27) November 27, 1970 (age 53)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Omaha Central
(Omaha, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:112
Average:4.1
Rushing TDs:0
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 edit

Jones' stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Rushing Receiving
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

[6]

Jones' rushing stats in the NFL
Year Team ATT YDS AVG TD
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 edit

  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ^ "Pro-Football-Reference.com - Calvin Jones". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Week eight IPFL Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 25, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "1993 Nebraska football statistics". HuskerMax.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.