Calvin Jones (running back)

Rushing yards:	112
Average:	4.1
Rushing TDs:	0

Calvin Jones
No. 27, 44
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	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
	Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1994–1995); Green Bay Packers (1996); Omaha Beef (2000);
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (1993); Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1992); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1992, 1993); Second-team All-Big Eight (1991);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	112
Average:	4.1
Rushing TDs:	0
	Player stats at PFR

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.

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
	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

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Jones' rushing stats in the NFL
Year	Team	ATT	YDS	AVG
1994	RAI	22	93	4.2
1995	OAK	5	19	3.8
1996	GNB	0	0	0.0
Totals	—	27	112	4.1

References

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