Markell Jones

RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Columbus, IN, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Markell Jones leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.5 efficiency.

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58%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Purdue
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Markell Jones built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Columbus, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Markell Jones' career was his backfield work: 2,594...

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Class 2015 · Rating 0.8358

Columbus East · Columbus, IN

Committed To: Purdue
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2015

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Latest team and position: Purdue · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 3,221
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
Best season: 2015 Regular Season · Purdue
Top game: Michigan State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Columbus East · Purdue
High school pipeline: Columbus East · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 8 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank: 656 scrimmage yards · RB 157th (top 23%) · Big Ten 33rd (top 11%) · National 325th (top 12%)

Markell Jones played RB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Markell Jones recorded 2,594 rushing yards, 627 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Purdue.

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