Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Notre Dame
Tony Jones Jr.
RB • 5'11" • 224 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Tony Jones Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Tony Jones Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Tony Jones Jr.'s career was his backfield...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Tony Jones Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame. Tony Jones Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,754
- Rushing yards
- 1,481
- Receiving yards
- 273
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Tony Jones Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,754
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Gadsden City
- High school pipeline
- Gadsden City · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 961 scrimmage yards · RB 75th (top 12%) · FBS Independents 5th (top 4%) · National 130th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 245 | 232 | 13 | 3 | 34.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 549 | 392 | 157 | 4 | 46.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 136 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 71.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 825 | 722 | 103 | 6 | 71.7 |
Related Context
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Tony Jones Jr. played RB for Notre Dame. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tony Jones Jr. recorded 1,481 rushing yards, 273 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 961 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.1
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
24.1
Consistency
64.4
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 136. Louisville: 110. New Mexico: 23. Georgia: 45. Virginia: 137. Bowling Green: 102. USC: 176. Michigan: 23. Duke: 26. Navy: 26. Boston College: 67. Stanford: 90
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 13 by 93.6. Louisville: 15 by 76.4. New Mexico: 7 by 31.4. Georgia: 13 by 29. Virginia: 19 by 75.5. Bowling Green: 7 by 100. USC: 25 by 73.3. Michigan: 10 by 20.5. Duke: 9 by 24.5. Navy: 9 by 30.1. Boston College: 16 by 42.9. Stanford: 16 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins89.3 · Games = 10 · +55.3 vs Losses
Losses34 · Games = 2 · -55.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
100 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Iowa State100 rush yards | W 33-9 | 11 | 135 | 12.30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Stanford | W 45-24 | 14 | 50 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 5.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Boston College | W 40-7 | 15 | 61 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Navy | W 52-20 | 9 | 26 | 2.90 | 1 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Duke | W 38-7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Michigan | L 14-45 | 8 | 14 | 1.80 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-27 | 25 | 176 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7.0 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards | W 52-0 | 7 | 102 | 14.60 | 0 | — | — | 14.6 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Virginia100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 35-20 | 18 | 131 | 7.30 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Georgia | L 17-23 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs New Mexico | W 66-14 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Tue 9/3 | @ Louisville100 rush yards | W 35-17 | 15 | 110 | 7.30 | 1 | — | — | 7.3 |
Player Story
Tony Jones Jr. story
Tony Jones Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Tony Jones Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,481 rushing yards, 271 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 273 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 273 receiving yards, 9 tackles, and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Jones Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 244 | 44.8 | 7.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 244 | 44.8 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 549 | 45.7 | 11.8 | 305 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 961 | 53.6 | 24.1 | 412 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 961 | 53.6 | 24.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs USC
Week 7 · W 30-27
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
176
Scrimmage Yards
91.1 takeover
176 scrimmage yards and 38.5 usage.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 3 · W 22-17
174
Scrimmage Yards
88.8 takeover
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
174 scrimmage yards and 29.7 usage.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 5 · W 35-20
137
Scrimmage Yards
84.4 takeover
Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
137 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 1 · W 33-9 · Postseason
136
Scrimmage Yards
78.7 takeover
Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
136 scrimmage yards and 22.8 usage.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 1 · W 35-17
110
Scrimmage Yards
71.8 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 26.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Notre Dame
961 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 24.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame
71.7
961 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 24.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Notre Dame
46.2
549 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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