32 Maurice Jones-Drew
RB / KR
5-7
212 lbs
3/23/1985
Antioch, CA
UCLA

Explosive, tough, all-purpose back who has a knack for the big play … Broke 10 team records as a rookie running back and kickoff returner … Finished with 2,250 all-purpose yards, the third-most by a rookie in NFL history, and set a team record for all-purpose yards in a season and in a game (303, vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 10) … Finished with 166 rushes for 941 yards (5.7 avg.) and team-high 13 touchdowns rushing and a team rookie-record 46 receptions for 436 yards and two touchdowns … Led team with 31 kickoff returns for 860 yards (27.7 avg.) and one touchdown. The 27.7 average was the highest single-season mark in team history. … Led all NFL rookies and ranked tied for third in the NFL with 16 touchdowns (13 rushing, 2 receiving, 1 kickoff return), including a rushing touchdown in a NFL-record (by a rookie) eight consecutive games … Led all NFL running backs with a 5.7 average per carry, the highest in team history … Tied for NFL-lead with six touchdowns of 10-plus yards and ranked tied for third with three touchdowns of 20-plus yards … Ranked 3rd in the NFL in all-purpose yards in 2006, trailing only Steven Jackson of St. Louis (2,334) and NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson of San Diego (2,323) … Along with Fred Taylor (231-1,146, 5 TDs), formed the NFL's second-best rushing duo in 2006 and best in team history with 2,087 rushing yards … Helped Jaguars set a single-season franchise record for rushing yards with 2,541 (158.8 yards per game) … Fourth-highest drafted running back by Jacksonville (60th overall), behind Fred Taylor and James Stewart, both first round picks, and Greg Jones (2004, 55th overall) … Was one of six running backs selected in the first two rounds of the 2006 NFL Draft and ranked first among the group in total TDs (16), total yards (2,250), average per touch (9.2), average per rush (5.7), average per reception (9.5) and was second in rushing yards (941) … Became only fifth player in UCLA history to lead the team in rushing in all three seasons and left with the school record 4,688 all-purpose yards …

2006:
Played in all 16 games with one start … Finished with team-record 2,250 all-purpose yards … Ranked second on the team in rushing with 166 carries for 941 yards with a team-high 13 rushing touchdowns and also ranked second with 46 receptions (team rookie record) for 436 yards and two touchdowns … Finished with 31 kickoff returns for 860 yards (27.7 avg.) … Produced three of the top seven single-game all-purpose yards totals in team history … Registered three 100-yard rushing games and joined Fred Taylor (1998, six 100-yard games) as the only rookies in team history to rush for 100-plus yards … Scored a touchdown in eight consecutive games, tying Fred Taylor (8, 1998) for most in team history, and registered at least one score in 12 of the last 14 games … Ranked second in team history with 16 touchdowns (Taylor, 17, 1998) in a season and was also second to Taylor (14) for most rushing touchdowns as a rookie with 13 … Ranked 8th in the AFC and 15th in the NFL with 1,377 yards from scrimmage … Ranked 3rd in the NFL with a 27.7 kickoff return average … Recorded first career 100-yard rushing game with 103 yards on 13 carries on Sept. 24 at Indianapolis along with four receptions for 32 yards and a seven-yard touchdown reception from Byron Leftwich. Returned four kickoffs for 109 yards (27.3 avg.) against the Colts and finished with 244 all-purpose yards … Scored on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Leftwich on Oct. 1 at Washington, the longest completion of the season for the Jaguars … Led team with two rushing touchdowns on Oct. 8 vs. New York Jets … Led team with a career-high seven receptions for 58 yards on Oct. 22 at Houston and added a one-yard touchdown run … Carried the ball 21 times for 77 yards on Oct. 29 at Philadelphia … Had four receptions for 56 yards and a three-yard touchdown run on Nov. 12 vs. Houston … On Nov. 20 vs. New York Giants, he finished with nine carries for 45 yards and one touchdown rushing, two receptions for 16 yards and two kickoff returns for 38 yards … At Buffalo on Nov. 26, he rushed eight times for 78 yards with runs of 24, 17, 14t and 13 yards. Led team with five receptions for 47 yards against the Bills and recorded three kickoffs for 101 yards with a long of 50 yards … Scored on a 32-yard run on Dec. 3 at Miami … Set a team-record for all-purpose yards in a game with 303 vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 10, finishing with 15 rushes for a career-high 161 yards and two touchdowns, one reception for 15 yards, two kickoffs for 109 yards (54.5 avg.) and one touchdown and one punt return for 13 yards. The 303 all-purpose yards ranked fourth in NFL history by a rookie and were the most since Tim Brown had 306 on November 28, 1998 for Oakland. Had a 93-yard kickoff return against the Colts, the third-longest in team history, and also scored on a 18-yard run on the second offensive play and a 48-yard scamper in the second quarter … Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week and was presented the NFL Player of the Day Golden Peacock Award by NBC following the Colts game … Led team with a career-high 25 carries for 98 yards and one touchdown at Tennessee on Dec. 17 along with three receptions for 47 yards … Made first career start on Dec. 24 vs. New England and led team with 19 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns along with six receptions for 41 yards … Scored on a 74-yard run against the Patriots, the second-longest touchdown run in team history … Led team with 12 rushes for 46 yards and one touchdown in season-finale at Kansas City on Dec. 31, surpassing former Baltimore Colt Curtis Dickey (1980) for the NFL rookie record with a rushing touchdown in his eighth consecutive game.

COLLEGE

Started 22 of 36 games in three seasons and finished with 2,503 rushing yards on 481 carries along with 26 touchdowns … Recorded 64 career receptions for 819 yards and seven touchdowns … Left school following his junior season and was only the fifth player in school history to lead the team in rushing in all three seasons and also served as a punt and kickoff returner where he set the school record with 4,688 all-purpose yards … As a senior, was consensus All-America selection as all-purpose back and All-Pac 10 first-team selection as punt returner … Majored in history.

PERSONAL

Single … Lives in Antioch, Calif. … Attended De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) High … Lettered three times in football … Parade, Prep Star and Super Prep All-America selection who was also a member of the Super Prep Elite 50 team, in addition to earning that publication's FarWest Offensive Player of the Year honors … Added All-West accolades from Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report and was a Max Emfinger six-star selection as all-purpose back … Earned Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, first-team All-State, State Running Back of the Year and Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention recognition … Member of team that extended the school's game winning streak to 138 games … Gained 1,457 yards rushing, averaging 11.9 yards per attempt, and had 26 total touchdowns in 12 games as a senior … Four-year member of the track team as a sprinter … Has worn a Superman t-shirt underneath his jersey since he was 10-years old playing Pop Warner football in Pinole, Calif. … Hosted a football camp for youth in summer of 2006 … Active participant of the Jaguars Rookie Club that included community visits to local children's hospital, elementary schools, feeding the homeless, youth football camps, local high school football practices and a variety of other outreach activities … Attended surprise birthday party for 20-year old JT Townsend … Taped PSA for Florida/Georgia Blood Alliance to promote annual blood drive … Partnered with local chapter of Character Counts … Represented Jaguars during Super Bowl XLI in South Florida for annual Taste of the NFL hunger-relief fundraiser … Supports and attends team sponsored events like Operation Blessing, Food Drive Kick-off, Jaguars Taste of the NFL dinner and the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Playbooks reading initiative … Participates in the charitable efforts of teammates … Full name: Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew.