Markell Jones

Markell A. Jones (born September 26, 1996) is an American former college football player who was a running back for the Purdue Boilermakers. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on twelve carries (6.0 yards per carry) in his first college game on September 6, 2015.

Early life

A native of Columbus, Indiana, Jones attended Columbus East High School in that city. As a high school junior in 2013, he rushed for over 2,600 yards and 42 touchdowns while helping Columbus East to a state championship. On June 24, 2014, Jones committed to playing football at Purdue University with an announcement on Twitter. Jones stated, "Just because there's no other place, another school that is better for me than Purdue."

Purdue University

2015 season Jones' early enrollment helped him earn repetitions with the first and second teams prior to Purdue's season opener. On September 6, 2015, Jones appeared in his first game at Purdue. Jones ran for 72 yards and scored a rushing touchdown. Jones set a true freshman record with 875 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns at Purdue.

2016 season Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Jones was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.

Statistics Source:

YearTeamRushingReceiving Att Yards Avg Yds/G TD Rec Yards TD 2015 Purdue 168 875 5.2 72.9 10 34 239 1 2016 Purdue 153 616 4.0 56.0 4 32 215 0 2017 Purdue 113 566 5.0 24.0 1 13 54 0 Totals 434 2057 4.6 60.1 15 67 393 1