2019
• Saw action in all 12 games, starting one.
• Became the 42nd Huskie to rush for 1,000 yards in his career, tallying 1,073 yards on 210 carries.
• Recorded a season-high 42 yards on nine carries in the season finale against Western Michigan (11-26), his only start of the season.
• Amassed a career-high 134 yards receiving on 15 receptions, also a career best, including a season-high 34 yards on three receptions at Vanderbilt (9-28).
• Scored his lone touchdown of the season at Vanderbilt (9-28).
• Member of the kickoff return team, tallied 105 yards on seven returns.
2018
• Third on the team in rushing, four yards behind Marcus Childers, with career-best 527 yards on 95 carries.
• Led all backs with a career-best 13 catches.
• His 5.5-yard average led the team.
• Needs 14 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for his career.
• Extended the Huskies’ game-winning drive in the MAC Championship game with a 12-yard pickup on a screen pass to convert a critical third down.
• Gained 103 yards on 12 carries vs. Toledo, including a 44-yard touchdown run.
• Made a season-high four grabs for 21 yards at Akron to go with 15 carries for 82 yards.
• Accounted for NIU’s lone touchdown vs. Miami with a 29-yard run; averaged 7.5 yards on six carries.
• Scored the game-winning touchdown versus Ohio on a two-yard run with 4:51 to play.
• Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game with 130 yards on 12 carries at Ball State, including a 64-yard run.
• Averaged 10.8 yards per carry in the game.
2017
• NIU’s third-leading rusher who also caught 12 passes on the year.
• Scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime against Eastern Michigan (10-26) on a nine-yard run.
• Totaled 13 carries for 49 yards versus EMU.
• Posted a pair of touchdowns on runs of one and four yards versus Eastern Illinois (9-9).
• Caught five passes for 51 yards against Toledo and recorded a career-high 14 carries for a season-best 80 yards.
• Had double-digit carries in four games
2016
• Saw action at Wyoming (9-3) and USF (9-10) before going down with injury and missing the rest of the season.
• Received a medical redshirt.
2015
• Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman tailback.
• Posted 109 yards on just eight carries.
• Led the team at 13.6 yards per attempt.
• Rushed once for nine yards in his collegiate debut vs. Murray State (9-12).
• Had NIU’s longest rushing TD of the year with a 73-yard score at Miami (10-17).
• Tallied 23 yards on just four carries vs. Eastern Michigan (10-24).
• Earned another touch in the key Western Michigan (11-18) game.
High School
• An explosive and versatile offensive player, Jones tallied 1,980 all-purpose yards and scored 22 touchdowns as a senior at Brother Rice.
• Led the Crusaders to a Chicago Catholic Blue championship and the Illinois Class 8A playoffs in 2014.
• Earned Chicago Tribune All-State honors.
• Chicago Catholic Blue League Co-MVP.
• Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State and Southtown Star All-Area selection.
• Also recorded 1,708 all-purpose yards and 14 scores as a junior.
Personal
• Born Dec. 27, 1996, in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Osher and Karen Jones.
• Earned his bachelor's degree from NIU in Spring 2019.
JONES' SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Carries: 15 (CMU 9-15-18; Akron 11-1-18)
Rushing Yards: 130 (Ball State 10-6-118)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 (Eastern Illinois, 9-9-17)
Long Rush: 73 (Miami, 10-17-15)
Catches: 5 (Toledo, 11-2-17)
Receiving Yards: 51 (Toledo, 11-2-17)
Long Reception: 23 (Toledo, 11-13-19)
