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Markell Jones
American football player (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Markell A. Jones (born September 26, 1996) is a former 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.
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A native of Columbus, Indiana,[1] Jones attended Columbus East High School in that city.[2] 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.[3] Jones stated, "Just because there's no other place, another school that is better for me than Purdue."[3] Jones also announced his plans to enroll at Purdue in January, 2015.[3] 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.[2] Jones' record-shattering year concluded with the winning of the Indiana Mr. Football Award.[4]
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Purdue University
2015 season
Jones' early enrollment helped him earn repetitions with the first and second teams prior to Purdue's season opener.[5] On September 6, 2015, Jones appeared in his first game at Purdue. Jones ran for 72 yards and scored a rushing touchdown.[6] Jones set a true freshman record with 875 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns at Purdue.[7]
2016 season
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Jones was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list.[8]
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