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.

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 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

Jones' stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
RushingReceiving
YEARATTYDSAVGLNGTDNO.YDSAVGLNGTD
1990Redshirt
19911089008.369143258.3170
19921681,2107.290141416211.6411
19931851,0565.66412711716.7551
Totals4613,1666.990402430412.7552

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Jones' rushing stats in the NFL
YearTeamATTYDSAVGTD
1994RAI22934.20
1995OAK5193.80
1996GNB000.00
Totals271124.10

References