Running back, Eastern Washington, to 2010
Taiwan Jones
- Born
- Jul 26, 1988
Taiwan Jones played running back at Eastern Washington (to 2010). The Oakland Raiders took Jones in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Career highs
145rushing yards, best game on fileat Nevada, 201092receiving yards, best game on fileat Nevada, 2010Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2010
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009‡ | Eastern Washington | 5 | 72 | 0 |
| 2010‡ | Eastern Washington | 4 | 85 | 0 |
| On file (2009–10) | 9 | 157 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by 11 games in 2009 (Sep 5 vs. Western Oregon; Sep 19 vs. Northern Colorado; Sep 27 at Sacramento State; Oct 3 at Idaho State; Oct 10 vs. Weber State; Oct 17 at Montana; Oct 24 vs. Montana State; Oct 31 vs. Portland State; Nov 14 at Southern Utah; Nov 21 at Northern Arizona; Nov 28 at Stephen F. Austin) and 11 games in 2010 (Sep 12 vs. Central Washington; Sep 18 vs. Montana; Sep 25 at Montana State; Oct 2 at Weber State; Oct 9 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 16 at Northern Colorado; Oct 23 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 31 at Portland State; Nov 13 vs. Southern Utah; Nov 20 vs. Idaho State; Dec 4 vs. Southeast Missouri State): the source has no box score for them.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| On file | 35 | 21 | 56 | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2010 Eastern Washington 1 game, 4 returns, 85 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Nevada | L 24–49 | 4 | 85 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 12 vs. Central Washington; Sep 18 vs. Montana; Sep 25 at Montana State; Oct 2 at Weber State; Oct 9 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 16 at Northern Colorado; Oct 23 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 31 at Portland State; Nov 13 vs. Southern Utah; Nov 20 vs. Idaho State; Dec 4 vs. Southeast Missouri State, so those games are not listed.
2009 Eastern Washington 1 game, 5 returns, 72 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at California | L 7–59 | 5 | 72 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 5 vs. Western Oregon; Sep 19 vs. Northern Colorado; Sep 27 at Sacramento State; Oct 3 at Idaho State; Oct 10 vs. Weber State; Oct 17 at Montana; Oct 24 vs. Montana State; Oct 31 vs. Portland State; Nov 14 at Southern Utah; Nov 21 at Northern Arizona; Nov 28 at Stephen F. Austin, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 194 lb | |
| Arm length | 29½″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 71¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.33 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 39½″W | |
| Broad jump | 11′0″W | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.08 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Texans | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 96 | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
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.
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