| Date of birth: | November 27, 1970 |
| Place of birth: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Halfback |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| College: | Nebraska |
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 15 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–1995 1996 |
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders Green Bay Packers |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Calvin D'Wayne Jones (born November 27, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American football running back. He played for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. He collegiately played for Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NCAA.
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.[1]
Jones rushed for 3,166 yards and scored 20 rushing touchdowns from 1990–1993 for the University of Nebraska. He played I-back under the direction of head coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Jones' single season high was 1,210 rushing yards in 1992.[2]
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.[3]
Statisitics[]
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | ATT | YDS | AVG | LP | TD | NO. | YDS | AVG | LP | 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 |
| Year | Team | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RAI | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1995 | OAK | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 1996 | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | — | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 0 |
References[]
- ↑ "Pro-Football-Reference.com - Calvin Jones". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneCa00.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=945674. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=945674. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "1993 Nebraska football statistics". HuskerMax.com. http://www.huskermax.com/stats/stats_1993.html. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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