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, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 44 | 232 | 5.3 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 83 | 392 | 4.7 | 3 | 31 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 144 | 857 | 6.0 | 6 | 84 |
| Career | 271 | 1,481 | 5.5 | 12 | 84 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 1 | 51 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 1 | 24 |
| Career | 27 | 273 | 10.1 | 2 | 51 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 6 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 6 | RB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 6 | RB | Jr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 52 | 0.15 | – | – | 7.8 | 7% | 0.19 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 90 | 0.20 | 68th (n=300) | 0.15 | 18.3 | 10% | 0.08 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 167 | 0.22 | 82nd (n=287) | 0.13 | 37.4 | 21% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 35–17 | 15 | 110 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 66–14 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 17–23 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 35–20 | 18 | 131 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 52–0 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 30–27 | 25 | 176 | 0 | 43 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 14–45 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 52–20 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 40–7 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 45–24 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 40 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 33–9 | 11 | 135 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 1 |
2018 Notre Dame 12 games, 392 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 24–17 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 24–16 | 13 | 61 | 2 | 31 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 22–17 | 17 | 118 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 56 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 56–27 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–17 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 45–23 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 19–14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 44–22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 31–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 42–13 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 36–3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 51 |
2017 Notre Dame 12 games, 232 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–16 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 19–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 49–20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 52–17 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 33–10 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 49–14 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 35–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 48–37 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 8–41 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 24–17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 20–38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 21–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −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).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 54 | 142 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 26 | 95 | 2 | 7 | 37 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 97 | 329 | 3 | 17 | 96 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UFL | Arlington Renegades |
| 2026 | CFL | BC 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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