Greg Jones (fullback)

Greg Jones
No. 33
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: May 9, 1981
Place of birth: Columbia, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Beaufort (SC) Battery Creek
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 913
Yards per rush: 3.4
Rushing touchdowns: 10
Receptions: 73
Receiving yards: 471
Receiving touchdowns: 3
Stats at NFL.com

Greg Jones (born April 4, 1981) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft and also played for the Houston Texans. He played college football at Florida State.

Early years

Jones attended Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he earned all-state honors on offense and defense, and also ran track and field, recording a personal best of 10.7 seconds in the 100 meters.

College career

Initially recruited as an All-State Linebacker, he played for Florida State, rushing for 2,535 yards and 23 touchdowns in his college career. He is sixth for all-time rushing yards at FSU.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars selected Jones in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. In Jacksonville, Jones has mostly seen action as fullback, filling in at tailback and as a substitute for Fred Taylor. In his rookie season, Jones carried 62 times for 162 yards and three touchdowns.

Due to an injury to his ACL suffered against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during preseason on August 26, 2006, Jones did not play football during the 2006 NFL season.

During the 2007 NFL season Jones carried the ball 42 times for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 99 yards and 2 touchdowns on 11 catches and he was the first alternate on AFC Pro Bowl roster at fullback. He was scheduled to become a free agent but on February 13, 2008, the Jaguars signed him to a new deal.[1] The deal was worth $17.4 million over 5 years, including up to $3 million in incentives. The deal made Jones the highest-paid fullback in NFL history.[2]

Jones was placed on season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury on December 10, 2008. He finished the 2008 season with two carries for 13 yards and 13 receptions for 116 yard and a touchdown in 12 games.

On December 17, 2009, Jones was placed on Injured Reserve due to an ankle injury and missed the rest of the season.

Jones helped All-Pro running back Maurice Jones-Drew become the 2011 leading rusher in the NFL.

Houston Texans

Jones was signed by the Houston Texans on March 27, 2013.[3]

New Orleans Saints

Jones signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 6, 2014.[4]

He was notified of his release on August 29, 2014, as part of the team's roster cutdown.[5]

Retirement

On January 14, 2015, he announced his retirement as a member of the Jaguars. He officially retired while under a one-day contract to the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 15, 2015. [6]

NFL stats

Rushing Stats[7]

Year Team Games Carries Yards Yards per Carry Longest Carry Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2004 JAX 16 62 162 2.6 12 3 14 1 0
2005 JAX 14 151 575 3.8 27 4 32 0 0
2007 JAX 16 42 119 2.8 11 2 7 0 0
2008 JAX 12 2 13 6.5 13 0 1 0 0
2009 JAX 13 4 23 5.8 11 0 1 0 0
2010 JAX 16 2 4 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
2011 JAX 16 2 7 3.5 6 1 1 0 0
2012 JAX 12 5 8 1.6 4 0 3 0 0
2013 HOU 16 2 2 1.0 4 0 0 0 0
Career 131 272 913 3.4 27 10 59 1 0

Receiving Stats[7]

Year Team Games Receptions Targets Yards Yards per Reception Longest Reception Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2004 JAX 16 3 - 13 4.3 9 0 1 0 0
2005 JAX 14 10 - 65 6.5 10 0 3 0 0
2007 JAX 16 11 19 99 9.0 27 2 8 0 0
2008 JAX 12 13 15 116 8.9 22 1 6 0 0
2009 JAX 13 5 11 14 2.8 9 0 0 0 0
2010 JAX 16 11 11 47 4.3 12 0 2 0 0
2011 JAX 16 4 9 19 4.8 10 0 2 0 0
2012 JAX 12 11 13 64 5.8 10 0 1 0 0
2013 HOU 16 5 11 34 6.8 19 0 1 0 0
Career 131 73 89 471 6.5 27 3 24 0 0

Returning Stats[7]

Year Team Games Punt Return Attempts Punt Return Yards Punts Returned for Touchdown Punts Fair Caught Longest Punt Return Kickoff Return Attempts Kickoff Return Yards Kickoffs Returned for Touchdown Kickoffs Fair Caught Longest Kickoff Return
2004 JAX 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 0 0 23
2005 JAX 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2008 JAX 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0 10
2013 HOU 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 17
Career 58 0 0 0 0 0 9 126 0 0 23

Personal

Jones is a cousin of boxer Joe Frazier.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jones signs new deal". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Jones stays close to 'home'". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  3. ↑ Texans sign FB Greg Jones
  4. ↑ Wilkening, Mike. "Saints add fullback Greg Jones". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/08/saints_to_release_fullback_gre.html. Retrieved 16 September 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Greg Jones Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. ↑ http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-11-17/story/jaguars-notebook-ankle-injury-keep-terrance-knighton

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