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American football player (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Markell A. Jones (born September 26, 1996) is a former American football running back for the Purdue Boilermakers. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on twelve carries (6.0 yards per carry) in his first college game on September 6, 2015.
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Position | Running back |
Major | Professional Flight Technology |
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Born: | September 26, 1996 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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High school | Columbus (IN) East |
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A native of Columbus, Indiana,[1] Jones attended Columbus East High School in that city.[2] As a high school junior in 2013, he rushed for over 2,600 yards and 42 touchdowns while helping Columbus East to a state championship. On June 24, 2014, Jones committed to playing football at Purdue University with an announcement on Twitter.[3] Jones stated, "Just because there's no other place, another school that is better for me than Purdue."[3] Jones also announced his plans to enroll at Purdue in January, 2015.[3] As a high school senior in 2014, he rushed for a state record of 3,565 yards and 60 touchdowns and completed two passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns.[2] Jones' record-shattering year concluded with the winning of the Indiana Mr. Football Award.[4]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Markell Jones RB |
Columbus, Indiana | Columbus East High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Jun 24, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 56 (RB) Rivals: -- (RB), 15 (IN) ESPN: 115 (RB), 17 (IN) | ||||||
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Jones' early enrollment helped him earn repetitions with the first and second teams prior to Purdue's season opener.[5] On September 6, 2015, Jones appeared in his first game at Purdue. Jones ran for 72 yards and scored a rushing touchdown.[6] Jones set a true freshman record with 875 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns at Purdue.[7]
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Jones was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.[8]
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Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | ||
2015 | 168 | 875 | 5.2 | 72.9 | 10 | 34 | 239 | 1 | |
2016 | 153 | 616 | 4.0 | 56.0 | 4 | 32 | 215 | 0 | |
2017 | 113 | 566 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 0 | |
NCAA Career Totals | 434 | 2057 | 4.6 | 60.1 | 15 | 67 | 393 | 1 |
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