Markell Jones

Markell A. Jones (born September 26, 1996) is an American football 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.

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 state, "Just because there's no other place an nother school that is better for than Purdue." Jones also announced his plans to enroll at Purdue in January, 2015. As a high school senior in 2014, he rushed for a state record of 3,565 yards and 60 touchdowns and completed two passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Jones' record-shattering year concluded with the winning of the Indiana Mr. Football Award.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Markell Jones RB	Columbus, Indiana	Columbus East High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jun 24, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 56 (RB)   Rivals: -- (RB), 15 (IN)  ESPN: 115 (RB), 17 (IN)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.  "Purdue College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.  "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.  "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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

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