Felix Jones

Felix Jones Jr. (born May 8, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Overall, in the 2005 season, Jones had 99 carries for 626 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with eight receptions for 100 receiving yards.

On October 7 against Auburn, Jones had 13 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown in the victory.

In the following game, against Southeast Missouri State, he had five carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in the victory.

Two weeks later, against Louisiana-Monroe, he had nine carries for 141 yards and a touchdown in the victory.

On November 24, against LSU, he had 16 carries for 137 rushing yards and a touchdown.

In the Capital One Bowl, against Wisconsin, he had 14 carries for 150 yards and two touchdowns.

In the 2006 season, Jones rushed for 1,168 yards and scored six touchdowns on 154 carries, thus averaging 7.6 yards per carry, leading the SEC. He was an all-American kickoff returner and had one touchdown on a 100-yard kickoff return against Ole Miss, and caught 15 passes for 107 yards and three touchdowns.

Jones alongside McFadden and Peyton Hillis, it was the first time in schol history that two different running backs rushed for more than 1,000 yards in the same season.

Jones was a second-team All-SEC by the conference's coaches, and second-team All-SEC by the media.

That team finished 10-4 and won the SEC Western Division title.

He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earning consensus All-American honors in 2007.

Jones started the 2007 season with 12 carries for 129 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the 46–26 victory over Troy in the Razorbacks' first game.

Two games later, Jones had 12 carries for 133 rushing yards and an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Kentucky.

In the following game, against North Texas, he had seven carries for 132 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the victory.

On October 6, against Chattanooga, he had 13 carries for 141 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the victory.

Two weeks later, against Ole Miss, he had 15 carries for 101 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the victory.

On November 3, against South Carolina, he had 13 carries for 166 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the victory.

Jones finished with 133 carries for 1,162 yards and 11 touchdowns, while averaging 8.7 yards per carry, finishing second in the SEC and nation.

In addition, he led the Southeastern Conference in kickoff returns with 18 for 564 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 31.3 yards per return.

Jones also had 13 receptions for 111 yards.

2007 marked the second straight year that Jones and McFadden have each eclipsed the 1,000 yards rushing in a season.

He was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Jones was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, where he was a standout in football and track.

As a junior, he sustained a broken ankle early in the season, but still managed to rack up 800 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns.

He was named the Tulsa World Player of the Year following his senior season, after rushing for 2,282 yards and 48 touchdowns, leading his squad to a 13-1 record and a state runner-up finish.

In track & field, Jones competed as a sprinter and jumper.

He recorded a personal-best time of 10.87 seconds in the 100 meters, and was a member of the 4 × 100 m relay (43.30 s).

In jumping events, he cleared 1.89 meters in high jump and 6.73 meters in the long jump.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the No. 19 athlete in the nation and the No. 4 overall player in the state of Oklahoma.

He chose to attend Arkansas over scholarship offers from Tennessee, Oklahoma State and LSU.

Jones attended the University of Arkansas, where he played for the Razorbacks.

While serving primarily as the back-up for All-American and two-time Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden, Jones was used in a variety of ways alongside McFadden and fullback Peyton Hillis in the Arkansas backfield.

In the Wild Hog formation, Jones was used as a runner, receiver, blocker, or simply a decoy.

Jones gained fame for his ability in returning kickoffs, returning four kicks for touchdowns during his college career.

In his collegiate debut, Jones had eight carries for 137 yards and a touchdown, which was a 80-yarder, against Missouri State.

On October 8, against Louisiana-Monroe, he had 14 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

On November 19 against Mississippi State, he had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

The 2007 Razorbacks finished 8-4 before losing to Missouri in the January 1, 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic.