Aaron Jones in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, UTEP, 2013–⁠16

Aaron Jones

Number
No. 29
Height
5′10″
Hometown
El Paso, TX
Born
Dec 2, 1994, in Savannah, Georgia

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Aaron Jones played running back at UTEP (2013–⁠16). The Green Bay Packers took Jones in round 5, No. 182 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,773
Rushing yards, 2016 (UTEP, 4–⁠8)
Best game
301 yards
Vs. North Texas, week 13, 2016: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in rushing yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 182
Round 5, 2017 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

301rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20164rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 20166catches, career hightwice; last at Arkansas, 201583receiving yards, career highat Arkansas, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highat UTSA, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013*UTEP1558115.2481
2014*UTEP2421,3215.51173
2015UTEP322096.5191
2016UTEP2291,7737.71783
Career6584,1146.33391

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013*UTEP4143.506
2014*UTEP302939.8372
2015UTEP910611.8136
2016UTEP282338.3342
Career716469.1772

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013UTEP29RB
2014UTEP29RB
2015UTEP29RB
2016UTEP29RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013UTEP1280.0132nd (n=226)0.070.922%0.01
2014UTEP2780.1352nd (n=253)0.1235.935%0.17
2015UTEP420.39––16.531%0.15
2016UTEP2390.2987th (n=259)0.1368.435%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 UTEP 12 games, 1,773 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠2231249275343
Sep 10atTexasL 7–⁠411812315111
Sep 17vs.ArmyL 14–⁠661167124210
Sep 24vs.Southern MissL 7–⁠3416127168––
Oct 1atLouisiana TechL 7–⁠28209409315
Oct 8vs.Florida InternationalL 21–⁠358732491−7
Oct 22atUTSAW 52–⁠4921113141456
Oct 29vs.Old DominionL 21–⁠312594119315
Nov 5vs.Houston ChristianW 42–⁠1014228262––
Nov 12atFlorida AtlanticL 31–⁠3527229249438
Nov 19atRiceL 24–⁠441475020551
Nov 26vs.North TexasW 52–⁠2424301483211
2015 UTEP 2 games, 209 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atArkansasL 13–⁠481570020683
Sep 12atTexas TechL 20–⁠6917139191323
2014 UTEP 12 games, 1,321 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atNew MexicoW 31–⁠242223737314
Sep 6vs.Texas TechL 26–⁠3023144227210
Sep 13vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠2425168228––
Sep 27atKansas StateL 28–⁠58194701248
Oct 4atLouisiana TechL 3–⁠551863023449
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠3518103020626
Oct 25atUTSAW 34–⁠02186124236
Nov 1vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠14193808346
Nov 15vs.North TexasW 35–⁠1716177254315
Nov 21atRiceL 13–⁠3172308118
Nov 29vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠2129147111172
Dec 20 ✦vs.Utah StateL 6–⁠21258801639
2013 UTEP 9 games, 811 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.New MexicoL 35–⁠4211127265––
Sep 14atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠21229711115
Sep 21vs.UTSAL 13–⁠32102801026
Sep 28atColorado StateL 42–⁠592394010––
Oct 5vs.Louisiana TechL 35–⁠3818121022––
Oct 12vs.TulsaL 20–⁠341590016––
Oct 26atRiceL 7–⁠4529186081––
Nov 2atTexas A&ML 7–⁠57226211313
Nov 9atNorth TexasL 7–⁠415603––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′9½″
Weight208 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan76¼″W
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.82 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

10 seasons, 129 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

Pro Bowl: 2020

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017Green Bay Packers10814484922
2018Green Bay Packers12133728826206
2019Green Bay Packers162361,0841649474
2020Green Bay Packers142011,104947355
2021Green Bay Packers15171799452391
2022Green Bay Packers172131,121259395
2023Green Bay Packers11142656230233
2024Minnesota Vikings172551,138551408
2025Minnesota Vikings12132548228199
2026 (so far)Minnesota Vikings59741021272
NFL career1291,6618,036543632,755

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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