Aaron Jones

His 240 career points scored is 4th all-time, and 2nd among non-kickers.

In his finale collegiate game, a win over North Texas, he had 301 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, second only to Fred Wendt's 326 yards in 1948 in school history.

Overall, he had eight carries of more than 40 yards and finished his final collegiate season with 1,773 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns, 28 receptions, 233 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns, and one passing touchdown.

This made Jones the most prolific rusher in UTEP Miners history and a top player.

In terms of rushing yards, he had five of the school's top 12 games, and school records of 17 games with 100+ yards rushing, and five with 200+ yards.

Aaron LaRae Jones (born December 2, 1994) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent.

Jones attended and played college football for the UTEP Miners from 2013 to 2016 under head coach Sean Kugler.

As a freshman, Jones played in nine football games.

In his collegiate debut, against New Mexico, he had 11 carries for 127 yards and two rushing touchdowns.

On October 26, against Rice, he had a season-high 186 rushing yards.

Overall, he finished the 2013 season with 811 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, and four receptions for 14 yards.

As a sophomore, Jones played in 12 games.

He started the 2014 season off with three strong performances.

In the season opener, he had 237 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a victory at New Mexico.

In the next game, a loss to Texas Tech, he had 144 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

One week later, against New Mexico State, he had 168 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

On November 15, against North Texas, he had 177 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the win.

On November 29, against Middle Tennessee State, he had 147 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with a 72-yard touchdown reception in the victory.

Overall, in the 2014 season, he finished with 1,321 rushing yards (then fourth in school history ), 11 rushing touchdowns, 30 receptions, 293 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

As a junior, Jones played in only two games due to suffering an ankle injury early in the season.

On the year, he finished with 209 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 106 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

91 of those came on the longest rushing play in school history against Texas Tech.

As a senior, Jones played in 12 games.

In his first game back from the ankle injury, he had 249 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a win over New Mexico State, then the third-most in school history.

In his second game of the season, Jones had 123 rushing yards on 18 carries in a loss against the Texas Longhorns with the Miners' lone touchdown of the game coming from a 51-yard run by Jones.

On October 29, against Old Dominion, he threw a three-yard passing touchdown in the loss.

In the next game against Houston Baptist, he had 228 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

He followed that up with 229 rushing yards and two more rushing touchdowns in a loss at Florida Atlantic.

He holds the record for most rushing yards in a career (4,114), season (1,773; also fifth his second year), and career yards per game (117.5) including the 2nd- and 6th-best seasons in school history (147.8 in 2016; 110.1 in 2014).

He is second all-time with 33 rushing touchdowns, including the school's 3rd- and 7th-best seasons (17 in 2016; 11 in 2014).

His 4,760 career all-purpose yards and 136.0 per game average are both second all-time and included the school's fourth- and eighth-best seasons.

He has three of the school's 10 longest rushing plays, including the record 91-yarder from his short junior season.

He played college football at UTEP and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

In seven seasons with the Packers, Jones led the league in rushing touchdowns in 2019, made the Pro Bowl in 2020, and ranks third in the team's all-time rushing yards list.

Jones was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Vurgess and Alvin Jones Sr., two career non-commissioned officers in the US Army.

As a child, Jones looked up to Emmitt Smith, Percy Harvin, and Tyrod Taylor.

He and his twin brother Alvin Jr., older brother Xavier, and sister Chelsirae moved around often living in Germany, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and near the Mexican border in the city of El Paso due to their parents' postings.

Jones attended and played high school football for Burges High School in El Paso, Texas.

He had a three-star composite rating from 247Sports.com.

His father retired before his senior year and started a marketing company to jump-start the recruiting process for his sons.