Thomas Jones with the New York Jets, 2009
With the New York Jets, 2009. Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Virginia, 1996–⁠99

Thomas Jones

Born
Aug 19, 1978, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia

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Thomas Jones played running back at Virginia (1996–⁠99). He finished eighth in the 1999 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1999. The Arizona Cardinals took Jones in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1999
Consensus All-American and First-team All-ACC
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1999 vote
Drafted
No. 7
Overall, 2000 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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