30 Facts About Felix Jones

Felix Jones played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earning consensus All-American honors in 2007.

Felix Jones was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft.

Felix Jones attended Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, where he was a standout in football and track.

Felix Jones chose to attend Arkansas over scholarship offers from Tennessee, Oklahoma State and LSU.

Felix Jones attended the University of Arkansas, where he played for the Razorbacks.

Felix Jones gained fame for his ability in returning kickoffs, returning four kicks for touchdowns during his college career.

Felix Jones was an all-American kickoff returner and had one touchdown on a 100-yard kickoff return against Ole Miss, and caught 15 passes for 107 yards and three touchdowns.

Felix Jones was a second-team All-SEC by the conference's coaches, and second-team All-SEC by the media.

Two games later, Felix Jones had 12 carries for 133 rushing yards and an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Kentucky.

Felix Jones finished with 133 carries for 1,162 yards and 11 touchdowns, while averaging 8.7 yards per carry, finishing second in the SEC and nation.

Felix Jones was named to the first-team All-SEC squad as a kick returner, and the second-team All-SEC as a running back.

However, Felix Jones decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2008 NFL draft where numerous publications projected him to be taken in the first or second round.

In Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals, Felix Jones tore his left hamstring.

Felix Jones finished with 30 carries for 266 rushing yards for an 8.87 yards-per-carry average and three rushing touchdowns.

Felix Jones returned to action against the Atlanta Falcons, where he started but was ineffective, registering eight carries for 37 yards and two receptions for six yards.

Felix Jones began to average over 10 carries per game after the week 13 game against the New York Giants.

Felix Jones finished the year taking the main running back role over Barber and recording 569 total yards in his last six games, while averaging 6.2 yards per touch.

Felix Jones became the first NFL player with 400 rushing yards on fewer than 50 career carries since Bo Jackson did it in 1987.

In 2010, Felix Jones bulked up to 225 pounds in order to improve his durability and was officially moved to the top of the depth chart at running back.

Felix Jones rushed for 109 yards on 15 carries against the Tennessee Titans, for his first 100-yard game.

Felix Jones played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, starting seven games together or in place of Barber and leading the team with 800 rush yards on 185 carries and a touchdown.

In 2011 after Barber was released by the Cowboys, the expectation was that Felix Jones would be the primary running back.

Felix Jones rushed for 108 yards on 22 carries, and added three receptions for 23 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Felix Jones finished the year with 585 rushing yards on 127 carries and 33 receptions for 221 yards.

Felix Jones missed the entire 2012 offseason workouts because of shoulder surgery and failed the conditioning test at the start of training camp.

On May 14,2013, Felix Jones signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles who were looking for him to backup LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown.

Felix Jones was named the starting back in week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals, rushing for 37 yards on ten carries.

Felix Jones lost the starter role the next week against the Chicago Bears, where he had seven carries for 34 yards and was benched after a costly third quarter fumble.

Felix Jones finished the 2013 season with 48 carries for 184 rushing yards and nine receptions for 63 receiving yards in 16 games and two starts.

Felix Jones was not re-signed at the end of the year.