Running back, Notre Dame, 2017–⁠19

Tony Jones Jr.

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Saint Petersburg, FL
Born
Nov 24, 1997, in St. Petersburg, Florida

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Tony Jones Jr. played running back at Notre Dame (2017–⁠19).

Career highs

176rushing yards, career highvs. USC, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Virginia, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Notre Dame442325.3332
2018Notre Dame833924.7331
2019Notre Dame1448576.0684
Career2711,4815.51284

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Notre Dame6122.008
2018Notre Dame615726.2151
2019Notre Dame151046.9124
Career2727310.1251

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Notre Dame740000
2019Notre Dame220000
Career960000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Notre Dame6RBFr.
2018Notre Dame6RBSo.
2019Notre Dame6RBJr.5′11″224

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
2017Notre Dame520.15––7.87%0.19
2018Notre Dame900.2068th (n=300)0.1518.310%0.08
2019Notre Dame1670.2282nd (n=287)0.1337.421%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

2019 Notre Dame 12 games, 857 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atLouisvilleW 35–⁠1715110135––
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 66–⁠146170916
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 17–⁠2392106424
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠201813133016
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠07102036––
Oct 12vs.USCW 30–⁠2725176043––
Oct 26atMichiganL 14–⁠458140529
Nov 9atDukeW 38–⁠771406212
Nov 16vs.NavyW 52–⁠2092616––
Nov 23vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠7156101816
Nov 30atStanfordW 45–⁠241450011240
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 33–⁠91113518421
2018 Notre Dame 12 games, 392 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 24–⁠17945012––
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠161361231––
Sep 15vs.VanderbiltW 22–⁠1717118020256
Sep 22atWake ForestW 56–⁠27739114232
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠171040013––
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠232−102––
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠1441207––
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠2231207––
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠213203––
Nov 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠13639016––
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 36–⁠361005118
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠17315015151
2017 Notre Dame 12 games, 232 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠166191710
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠201−10029
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠202514––
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠17448032––
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠1093108––
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠14537013––
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠14––––––
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠371059115––
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠412120914
Nov 18vs.NavyW 24–⁠17320017––
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠381202––
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠1710002−1

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl (West team, lost 27–⁠31).

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′10½″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan74⅛″W
40-yard dash4.68 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

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

In the NFL

5 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020New Orleans Saints1313000
2021New Orleans Saints10541420529
2022Seattle Seahawks310240530
2023Arizona Cardinals626952737
2024Arizona Cardinals1455100
NFL career219732931796

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025UFLArlington Renegades
2026CFLBC Lions *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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