2017 SEASON: Played in 12 games with four starts, posting 448 rushing yards and four TDs on 81 carries (5.5 avg.)...His average of 5.53 yards per carry was the sixth-best mark in franchise single-season history (min. 75 att.)...Among RBs with 75-plus rushing attempts, ranked No. 2 in the NFL in rushing average behind only Kamara (6.07 avg.)...Registered two 125-yard rushing games, tied for the most in franchise history by a Green Bay rookie (Brockington, 1971; Lacy, 2013)...Was tied for No. 4 in the NFL in 125-yard rushing games, joining Hunt (three) and Fournette (two) as the only rookies with at least two 125-yard games in 2017...Added nine receptions for 22 yards (2.4 avg.) and a tackle on special teams…At Atlanta (Sept. 17): Made his NFL debut, appearing on eight plays on special teams…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 28): Saw the most significant action of his career to that point with injuries to RBs Ty Montgomery and Jamaal Williams, appearing on 30 plays and rushing for 49 yards and a TD on 13 carries (3.8 avg.). Following a 58-yard completion from QB Aaron Rodgers to WR Jordy Nelson in the second quarter, took a handoff from Rodgers and scored on a 2-yard run up the middle, his first touchdown in the NFL...At Dallas (Oct. 8): With Montgomery (ribs) sidelined, made his first NFL start and rushed for 125 yards and a TD on 19 carries (6.6 avg.). Became the first Green Bay rookie to record a 100-yard rushing game in his first career start since Samkon Gado (103 yards at Atlanta, Nov. 13, 2005). Posted a career-high five carries of 10-plus yards and rushed for a career-best seven first downs. Late in the first half, made a diving reception near the sideline for a 9-yard gain to the Dallas 7 before taking it up the middle on the next play for a 7-yard TD run, his second straight game with a TD...Vs. New Orleans (Oct. 22): Started for the second time on the season and led the team with a career-high 131 rushing yards and a TD on 17 carries (7.7 avg.), his second 100-yard rushing effort in three games. His 17 carries were the fewest by a Green Bay rookie with 125-plus rushing yards in a game. Posted the longest run by a Packer on the season with his 46-yard TD run on the opening drive of the game, the longest rushing TD for Green Bay since RB James Starks’ 65-yard TD run vs. San Diego on Oct. 18, 2015. Racked up 70 rushing yards on four attempts (17.5 avg.) on Green Bay’s first series, going up the middle untouched on the 46-yard score...At Chicago (Nov. 12): Started for the third straight game, but was limited to just three carries for 12 yards (4.0 avg.) before sustaining a knee injury on the opening drive that would sideline him for the remainder of the game and the next two contests…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 3): Made his return after missing two games and posted a game-winning 20-yard TD run on the eighth offensive play of overtime, his lone carry of the game. Took the handoff from QB Brett Hundley and initially ran up the middle before bouncing it out to the left and outrunning a host of Tampa Bay defenders for the TD. It marked Green Bay’s first walk-off win in OT on a TD run since RB James Hargrove scored from 7 yards out in a 16-10 overtime win vs. Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 1987 (replacement game)…At Carolina (Dec. 17): Led the team with 47 rushing yards on just three carries (15.7 avg.), becoming just the sixth Packer since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to register 45-plus rushing yards in a game with three or fewer attempts. With just under seven minutes remaining in the second quarter, ripped off a 23-yard run up the middle to the Green Bay 42 on his first carry. Two plays later, took it up the middle again for another big gain, bouncing off LB Luke Kuechly and running past DE Bryan Cox Jr. for a 20-yard gain to the Carolina 38…2017 Draft: Selected by the Packers with the second of two fifth-round picks (No. 182 overall), a compensatory pick awarded to the team. Became the first running back to be drafted out of Texas-El Paso since Marcus Thomas in 2008 (fifth round, San Diego) and the first UTEP running back to be selected by the Packers since Ed Smith in 1948 (third round).
COLLEGE: Played in 35 games with 32 starts, finishing his career at UTEP ranked No. 1 in rushing yards (4,114) and 100-yard rushing games (17), No. 2 in rushing touchdowns (33) and all-purpose yards (4,760), and No. 3 in rushing attempts (658) and points (240)…Set a UTEP career record with five 200-yard rushing games, highlighted by four 200-yard outings in 2016…Earned his degree in multidisciplinary studies…Redshirt junior season (2016): Started all 12 games and ranked No. 4 in the country with 1,773 rushing yards, a total that also set the single-season school record…Ranked No. 3 in the nation in rushing yards per game (147.8)…Averaged 7.7 yards on 229 carries, the best mark in the country among players with 150-plus rushing attempts in 2016…Posted 17 rushing TDs, the third most in a season in school annals…Registered seven 100-yard rushing games, including four with 200-plus yards…Earned first-team All-Conference USA honors and was named third-team All-America by The Associated Press…Was named to the watch lists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, the Maxwell Award and the Doak Walker Award…Produced 120 points, the third most in a season in school history, and scored at least one TD in 11 of 12 games…Added 28 receptions for 233 yards (8.3 avg.) and three TDs…Threw a 3-yard TD pass vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 29) on his only career attempt…Opened the season with 249 yards rushing and two TDs on 31 carries (8.0 avg.) vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 3), including 140 yards in the fourth quarter, a career high…Racked up 228 yards and two TDs on just 14 attempts (16.3 avg.) vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 5), posting TD runs of 39 and 62 yards…Registered 229 rushing yards and two TDs on 27 carries (8.5 avg.) at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 12), becoming the school’s all-time leading rusher as he brought his career total to 3,738 yards and moved past John Harvey (3,576) in the school record book…Posted a career-high 301 rushing yards, the second-best single-game effort in school history, and a career-best four TDs on 24 carries (12.5 avg.) vs. North Texas (Nov. 26), highlighted by TD runs of 83, 48 and 58 yards…Junior season (2015): Started the first two games before his season ended due to a significant ankle injury…Received a medical redshirt…Rushed for 209 yards and a TD on 32 attempts (6.5 avg.) and added nine catches for 106 yards (11.8 avg.) and a TD…Opened the season with a career-best 83 receiving yards on six receptions (13.8 avg.) and added 70 yards rushing on 15 carries (4.7 avg.) at Arkansas (Sept. 5)…Gained 139 yards on 17 carries (8.2 avg.) in the first half at Texas Tech (Sept. 12), including a school-record 91-yard TD run, before sustaining a season-ending ankle injury…Sophomore season (2014): Started all 12 games he appeared in, earning second-team All-Conference USA recognition after leading the team with 1,321 rushing yards and 11 TDs…Led the team in receiving TDs (three) while ranking second in receptions (30) and receiving yards (293)…Became the first Miner since 2009 to register a 1,000-yard rushing season…Produced six 100-yard rushing games and six multi-TD games…Registered a season-high 237 yards and a season-best three TDs on 22 carries (10.8 avg.) at New Mexico (Aug. 30), including a season-long 73-yard TD run in the second quarter…Became the first sophomore in UTEP history to rush for 200-plus yards in a game…Freshman season (2013): Played in nine games with six starts, earning Conference USA All-Freshman team honors…Received honorable mention All-Freshman team recognition from College Football News and third-team Freshman All-America honors from Athlon…Led the Miners with a freshman-record 811 yards rushing and four TDs on 155 attempts (5.2 avg.)…Helped the offense register 2,216 rushing yards, the most by UTEP since 1988…Ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing yards and rushing yards per game among freshmen prior to sustaining an injury that sidelined him for the final three games…Posted three 100-yard rushing games and six with 90-plus yards…His three 100-yard games were the most by a UTEP freshman since Harvey had four in 1985…Rushed for 127 yards and two TDs on 11 carries (11.5 avg.) vs. New Mexico (Sept. 7) in his collegiate debut, scoring on a 65-yard TD in the third quarter and on an 8-yard TD with 1:19 remaining in the contest to send the game into overtime…Registered a season-high 186 yards rushing on 29 attempts (6.4 avg.) at Rice (Oct. 26), highlighted by a season-long 81-yard run that was the longest by a freshman in school history and the longest by an FBS freshman in 2013.
PERSONAL: Given name Aaron LaRae Jones…Born in Savannah, Ga. …His twin brother, Alvin, who is currently with the Baltimore Ravens, was his teammate at UTEP and in high school…His parents, Alvin Sr. and Vurgess, both retired as sergeant majors in the U.S. Army…Was born in Georgia and also lived in Germany, Tennessee and Virginia…High school: Rushed for 1,800-plus yards and posted 30 TDs on his way to being named 1-4A Offensive MVP and earning Class 4A all-state recognition as a senior at Burges High (El Paso, Texas)…Was named All-City MVP by the El Paso Times…Rushed for 335 yards in a regional playoff win against Wichita Falls Rider…Added 74 tackles (56 solo), an interception and two forced fumbles as a senior at defensive back…Participated in the Greater El Paso All-Star Game…Earned 1-4A District MVP honors as a junior after rushing for 1,400-plus yards and 16 TDs…Earned all-district recognition as a sophomore at WR…Was a four-time letterman in basketball and track and field…Earned all-city honors in basketball from the El Paso Times…Was a member of a 4x400 relay team that won the district title and advanced to the state championship...Community involvement: Signed autographs to help raise money for The Salvation Army during the holidays…Had lunch and did a Q&A session with students at the Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis. …Worked with special-education students and visited schools while he was in college…Residence: El Paso, Texas.
