Calvin Jones (running back)

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Calvin D'Wayne Jones (November 27, 1970 – January 22, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1993. Jones was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. In his only season with the Packers, they won Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.

College career

Jones rushed for 3,166 yards and scored 40 rushing touchdowns from 1990 to 1993 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He played I-back under the direction of head coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Jones' single-season high was 1,210 rushing yards in 1992.[2]

His best single-game performance came as a redshirt freshman on November 9, 1991, against Kansas when Jones ran the ball 27 times for 294 yards and six touchdowns, including a 69-yard scoring run.[3] During the 1991 season, Jones led the nation with an incredible 8.3 yards per carry.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump
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In the NFL, Jones played with the Raiders for two years. He ran for 112 yards on 27 carries in 2 seasons. He spent his final season with Green Bay.[4]

Jones played with the Omaha Beef in 2000.[5]

Death

On January 22, 2025, Omaha Police Department officers responded to Jones' home to assist firefighters with a natural gas odor. Jones was found unresponsive in the basement, and was pronounced dead. He was using a generator in lieu of a malfunctioning furnace, and officials said the circumstances of his death were indicative of carbon monoxide poisoning. Jones was 54.[6]

Statistics

Jones' stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Rushing Receiving
YEAR ATT YDS AVG LNG TD NO. YDS AVG LNG TD
1990 Redshirt
1991 108 900 8.3 69 14 3 25 8.3 17 0
1992 168 1,210 7.2 90 14 14 162 11.6 41 1
1993 185 1,056 5.6 64 12 7 117 16.7 55 1
Totals 461 3,166 6.9 90 40 24 304 12.7 55 2

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Jones' rushing stats in the NFL
Year Team ATT YDS AVG TD
1994 RAI 22 93 4.2 0
1995 OAK 5 19 3.8 0
1996 GNB 0 0 0.0 0
Totals — 27 112 4.1 0

References

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