Markell Jones
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
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| currentposition = Running back
| major = Professional Flight Technology
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|26}}
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| heightft = 5
| heightin = 11
| weight = 210
| highschool = Columbus (IN) East
| pastschools =
- Purdue University (2015–2018)
| bowlgames =
| highlights =
| cbs = 2179846
| espn = 3791143
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| yahoo = 251726
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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.
Early years
A native of Columbus, Indiana,{{cite web |url=http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/football/2015/08/19/purdue-running-back-benefits-early-arrival/32025977/ |title=Purdue RB Markell Jones benefits from early arrival |author=Mike Carmin |date=August 19, 2015 |publisher=Lafayette Journal & Courier |work=www.jconline.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}} Jones attended Columbus East High School in that city.{{cite web |url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/markell_jones_956330.html |title=Markell Jones |publisher=Purdue University |work=www.purduesports.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2014/06/24/columbus-east-rb-markell-jones-commits-to-purdue/11313517/ |title=Purdue adds All-State RB to 2015 recruiting class |author=Mike Carmin |date=June 25, 2014 |publisher=Indianapolis Star |work=www.indystar.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}} Jones stated, "Just because there's no other place, another school that is better for me than Purdue." Jones also announced his plans to enroll at Purdue in January, 2015. 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. Jones' record-shattering year concluded with the winning of the Indiana Mr. Football Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/12/12/columbus-east-running-back-markell-jones-is-2014-mr-football-purdue-recruit/20302071/ |title=Top Gun: Markell Jones is 2014 IndyStar Mr. Football |author=Kyle Neddenriep |date=December 12, 2014 |publisher=Indianapolis Star |work=www.indystar.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}}
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2015}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Markell Jones
| position = RB
| hometown = Columbus, Indiana
| highschool = Columbus East High School
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| weight = 204
| 40 =
| commitdate = June 24, 2014
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 75
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 =
| year = 2015
| rivals ref title = Purdue Football Commitment List
| scout ref title = Purdue College Football Recruiting Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
| rivals school = purdue
| scout s = 180
| espn schoolid = 2509
| scout overall = 56 (RB)
| rivals overall = -- (RB), 15 (IN)
| espn overall = 115 (RB), 17 (IN)
| accessdate = January 1, 2017
| bball =
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Purdue University
=2015 season=
Jones' early enrollment helped him earn repetitions with the first and second teams prior to Purdue's season opener.{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2015/08/20/purdue-running-back-markell-jones-benefits-early-arrival/32036343/ |title=Purdue running back Markell Jones benefits from early arrival |author=Mike Carmin |date=August 20, 2015 |publisher=Indianapolis Star |work=www.indystar.com |accessdate=January 1, 2016}} On September 6, 2015, Jones appeared in his first game at Purdue. Jones ran for 72 yards and scored a rushing touchdown.{{cite web |url=http://wlfi.com/2015/09/06/purdue-falls-in-season-opener-at-marshall-41-31/ |title=Purdue falls in season opener at Marshall, 41-31 |date=September 6, 2015 |publisher=Primeland LLC. |work=www.wlfi.com |accessdate=January 1, 2016}} Jones set a true freshman record with 875 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns at Purdue.{{cite web |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2015/12/28/purdues-markell-jones-unsatisfied-after-rookie-season/77976326/ |title=Purdue's Markell Jones unsatisfied after rookie season |author=Mike Carmin |date=December 28, 2015 |publisher=Indianapolis Star |work=www.indystar.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}}
=2016 season=
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Jones was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.{{cite web |url=http://wlfi.com/2016/07/14/jones-named-to-doak-walker-watch-list/ |title=Purdue's Jones named to Doak Walker watch list |date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=Primeland LLC |work=www.wlfi.com |accessdate=September 22, 2016}}
=Statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| ! colspan="10" style="background:gray; border:2px solid silver; color:white;"|{{center|NCAA Collegiate Career statistics}} | |||||||
| ! colspan="10" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers|border=2}}" |{{center|Purdue Boilermakers}} | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=5|Rushing ! colspan=3|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 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/markell_jones_956330.html Purdue Boilermakers bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Markell}}
Category:American football running backs
Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players