| Markell Jones | |
| Currentnumber: | 8 |
| Currentposition: | Running back |
| Major: | Professional Flight Technology |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1996 |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightin: | 11 |
| Weight: | 210 |
| Highschool: | Columbus (IN) East |
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| Cbs: | 2179846 |
| Espn: | 3791143 |
| Yahoo: | 251726 |
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.
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]
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |