Tony Jones Jr. (born November 24, 1997) is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
Early years
Jones attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School in St. Petersburg, Florida before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He played baseball and football in high school. As a senior in football, he had 78 carries for 514 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jones played in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.
College career
Jones did not see the field as a true freshman in 2016. As a redshirt freshman at Notre Dame in 2017, Jones played in 12 games and had 44 carries for 232 yards and three touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he played in 13 games and had 392 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Jones took over as the starting running back his redshirt junior year in 2019. He missed a game and a half due to cartilage damage in his ribs suffered during a loss to Michigan. Jones graduated in December and announced that he would not return to Notre Dame for his fifth year, in order to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
In the 2019 Camping World Bowl, Jones had a 84 yard touchdown run that broke the record for longest run in Notre Dame bowl game history. Jones rushed for 857 yards and six touchdowns in his senior season.
At the end of the season, Jones was selected to play in the 2020 East-West Shrine Game in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida.
2016-2019 |
2020-2022 |
2022 |