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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Early years
editA 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
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 56 (RB) Rivals: -- (RB), 15 (IN) ESPN: 115 (RB), 17 (IN) | ||||||
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Purdue University
edit2015 season
editJones' 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]
2016 season
editPrior to the start of the 2016 season, Jones was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.[8]
Statistics
editSource:[9]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
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Purdue Boilermakers
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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 | |
References
edit- ^ Mike Carmin (August 19, 2015). "Purdue RB Markell Jones benefits from early arrival". www.jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Markell Jones". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Mike Carmin (June 25, 2014). "Purdue adds All-State RB to 2015 recruiting class". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Kyle Neddenriep (December 12, 2014). "Top Gun: Markell Jones is 2014 IndyStar Mr. Football". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Mike Carmin (August 20, 2015). "Purdue running back Markell Jones benefits from early arrival". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Purdue falls in season opener at Marshall, 41-31". www.wlfi.com. Primeland LLC. September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ Mike Carmin (December 28, 2015). "Purdue's Markell Jones unsatisfied after rookie season". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Purdue's Jones named to Doak Walker watch list". www.wlfi.com. Primeland LLC. July 14, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Markell Jones". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.