
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
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, 2016Rushing
Receiving
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
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UTEP | 128 | 0.01 | 32nd (n=226) | 0.07 | 0.9 | 22% | 0.01 |
| 2014 | UTEP | 278 | 0.13 | 52nd (n=253) | 0.12 | 35.9 | 35% | 0.17 |
| 2015 | UTEP | 42 | 0.39 | – | – | 16.5 | 31% | 0.15 |
| 2016 | UTEP | 239 | 0.29 | 87th (n=259) | 0.13 | 68.4 | 35% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 38–22 | 31 | 249 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 43 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–41 | 18 | 123 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 14–66 | 11 | 67 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 7–34 | 16 | 127 | 1 | 68 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 7–28 | 20 | 94 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 21–35 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 49 | 1 | −7 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 52–49 | 21 | 113 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 56 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 21–31 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 42–10 | 14 | 228 | 2 | 62 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 31–35 | 27 | 229 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 38 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 24–44 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 51 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 52–24 | 24 | 301 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 11 |
2015 UTEP 2 games, 209 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 13–48 | 15 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 83 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 20–69 | 17 | 139 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 23 |
2014 UTEP 12 games, 1,321 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 31–24 | 22 | 237 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 26–30 | 23 | 144 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 42–24 | 25 | 168 | 2 | 28 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 28–58 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 3–55 | 18 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 49 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 42–35 | 18 | 103 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 34–0 | 21 | 86 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 35–14 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 35–17 | 16 | 177 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 13–31 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 24–21 | 29 | 147 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 72 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 6–21 | 25 | 88 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 |
2013 UTEP 9 games, 811 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 35–42 | 11 | 127 | 2 | 65 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 42–21 | 22 | 97 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 13–32 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 42–59 | 23 | 94 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 35–38 | 18 | 121 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 20–34 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 7–45 | 29 | 186 | 0 | 81 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 7–57 | 22 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 7–41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9½″ |
| Weight | 208 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 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
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 81 | 448 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 2018 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 133 | 728 | 8 | 26 | 206 |
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 236 | 1,084 | 16 | 49 | 474 |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 201 | 1,104 | 9 | 47 | 355 |
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 171 | 799 | 4 | 52 | 391 |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 213 | 1,121 | 2 | 59 | 395 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 142 | 656 | 2 | 30 | 233 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 255 | 1,138 | 5 | 51 | 408 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 132 | 548 | 2 | 28 | 199 |
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 97 | 410 | 2 | 12 | 72 |
| NFL career | 129 | 1,661 | 8,036 | 54 | 363 | 2,755 | |
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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