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Jersey Number 6
Austin Jones
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop O’Dowd HS / Stanford
Bio
CAREER: In his 4-year career (3 years at Stanford and 1 year at USC), he has run for 1,882 yards on 413 carries (4.6 avg) with 18 TDs, caught 92 passes for 798 yards (8.7 avg) with 1 TD and returned 4 kickoffs for 60 yards (15.0 avg) while appearing in 43 games with 17 starts.
2023: Jones will look to play a key role in the Trojan backfield as a redshirt senior running back in 2023.
2022: Jones made his mark in his first season with the Trojans as he contributed in all 14 games with 4 starts in 2022. He racked up 705 rushing yards on 135 attempts (5.2 avg) and scored 5 TDs. He also had 25 receptions for 267 receiving yards (10.7 avg) with a TD.
He rushed for 48 yards on 4 carries with 2 TDs, and had a 21-yard catch against Rice. He had 8 carries for 38 yards and 3 catches for 31 yards at Stanford. He tallied 110 yards on 12 carries with a TD and 2 catches for 16 yards against Fresno State. He had 5 carries for 11 yards at Oregon State. He tallied 6 yards on 2 carries and 2 catches for 27 yards against Arizona State. He rushed for 16 yards on 4 carries at Utah. He had 5 carries for 27 yards at Arizona. He had 1 carry for 5 yards against California. He had 11 carries for 74 yards and 4 catches for 39 yards with a receiving TD against Colorado. He had 21 carries for 120 yards with 2 TDs and 4 catches for 57 yards at UCLA. He had 25 carries for 154 yards and a 16-yard catch against Notre Dame. He had 15 carries for 35 yards and 4 catches for 40 yards against in the Pac-12 Championship against Utah. He had 22 carries for 61 yards and 4 catches for 20 yards in the Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
STANFORD: He ran for 378 yards (second on team) on a team-best 107 carries (3.5 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 32 passes for 267 yards (8.3 avg) with 1 TD while appearing in 11 games (all but UCLA) and starting 7 times (Kansas State, USC, Vanderbilt, Utah, Oregon State, California, Notre Dame) as a junior running back at Stanford in 2021. He had 25 yards on 9 carries and caught 4 passes for 30 yards against Kansas State, then had 13 yards on 10 rushes and 54 yards on 2 receptions at USC, 80 yards on 7 carries and a 9-yard reception at Vanderbilt, 30 yards on 9 tries and 1 yard on 2 catches versus Oregon, 13 yards on 7 carries and 43 yards on 5 receptions at Arizona State, 23 yards on 11 carries and 75 yards on 9 receptions with a TD at Washington State, 62 yards on 16 rushes and 20 yards on 2 catches against Washington, 33 yards on 9 carries and 6 yards on 2 catches against Utah, 36 yards on 10 tries and an 8-yard reception at Oregon State, 28 yards on 10 carries with a TD and 10 yards on 2 catches against California and 35 yards on 9 carries with a TD and 2 catches for 12 yards versus Notre Dame.
As a sophomore in 2020 while starting all 6 games, he made All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team and won Stanford’s Deswarte-Eller Award (most outstanding sophomore) when he rushed for a team-high 550 yards on a team-best 126 carries (4.4 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 21 passes (second on team) for 156 yards (7.4 avg). His 9 rushing touchdowns were the second most nationally for teams who played 6 or fewer games. He ran for 100 yards on 20 carries with 2 TDs and had 2 catches for 22 yards at Oregon in his first career start, then had 9 yards on 9 carries with a TD and caught 7 passes for 48 yards against Colorado, rushed for 85 yards on 21 tries with 2 TDs and added 2 catches for 3 yards at California (to win Stanford’s Frank Rehm Award for the most outstanding player in the Big Game), had 138 yards on 31 carries with 2 TDs and 3 receptions for 28 yards at Washington, ran for 126 yards on 22 tries and grabbed 4 passes for 32 yards at Oregon State and gained 92 yards on 23 carries with 2 TDs and had 3 receptions for 23 yards at UCLA.
He appeared in all 12 games as a 2019 first-year freshman, getting 227 yards (second on team) on 45 carries (5.0 avg) with a TD and adding 14 receptions for 108 yards (7.7 avg) and 4 kickoff returns for 60 yards (15.0 avg). He had 1 yard on 1 carry against Northwestern, then had a carry for minus 2 yards and 2 receptions for 19 yards against USC, 65 yards on 7 carries and a 4-yard catch versus UCF, 20 yards on 3 tries and a 4-yard reception against Oregon, 2 yards on 2 rushes against Oregon State, 0 yards on 2 attempts and a 5-yard reception against Washington, 16 yards on 2 tries and an 8-yard catch versus UCLA, 32 yards on 7 carries and an 11-yard catch against Arizona, 30 yards on 5 tries and a 4-yard reception versus Colorado, 7 yards on 2 tries and 5 receptions for 29 yards against Washington state, 23 yards on 6 rushes and a tackle against California and 33 yards on 7 carries, a 24-yard catch and 4 kickoff returns for 60 yards against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL: He had 6,902 yards (No. 2 career rushing leader in Bay Area history) on 940 carries (7.3 avg) with 85 TDs and 77 receptions for 1,048 yards (13.6 avg) with 3 TDs in his career as a running back at Bishop O’Dowd High in Oakland (Calif.). He was named to the MaxPreps California All-Decade second team.
As a 2018 senior running back and cornerback, he was MaxPreps All-California Medium Schools Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF North Coast Section Senior of the Year San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Player of the Year, East Bay Regional Player of the Year and Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area when he ran for 2,005 yards on 219 carries (9.2 avg) with 24 TDs and caught 27 passes for 378 yards (14.0 avg) with a TD, plus 32 tackles, 2 deflections, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble on defense. Bishop O’Dowd won the CIF North Coast Section Division II championship.
He ran for 1,560 yards on 150 carries (10.4 avg) with 23 TDs as a 2017 junior.
He made 2016 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American second team and All-North Coast Section Sophomore of the Year as he rushed for 1,967 yards on 322 carries (6.1 avg) with 27 TDs and caught 22 passes for 234 yards (10.6 avg) with 2 TDs. Bishop O’Dowd was the 2016 state champion.
He made 2015 All-CIF North Coast Section Freshman of the Year as he ran for 1,370 yards on 254 attempts (5.4 avg) with 12 TDs and caught 13 passes for 68 yards (5.2 avg).
He also was on Bishop O’Dowd’s track team.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC with a 3.76 GPA. He was a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District and 2020 and 2022 Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll selection. His brother, Anthony, played football at Troy (2005-06) and Jacksonville State (2007).
2023: Jones will look to play a key role in the Trojan backfield as a redshirt senior running back in 2023.
2022: Jones made his mark in his first season with the Trojans as he contributed in all 14 games with 4 starts in 2022. He racked up 705 rushing yards on 135 attempts (5.2 avg) and scored 5 TDs. He also had 25 receptions for 267 receiving yards (10.7 avg) with a TD.
He rushed for 48 yards on 4 carries with 2 TDs, and had a 21-yard catch against Rice. He had 8 carries for 38 yards and 3 catches for 31 yards at Stanford. He tallied 110 yards on 12 carries with a TD and 2 catches for 16 yards against Fresno State. He had 5 carries for 11 yards at Oregon State. He tallied 6 yards on 2 carries and 2 catches for 27 yards against Arizona State. He rushed for 16 yards on 4 carries at Utah. He had 5 carries for 27 yards at Arizona. He had 1 carry for 5 yards against California. He had 11 carries for 74 yards and 4 catches for 39 yards with a receiving TD against Colorado. He had 21 carries for 120 yards with 2 TDs and 4 catches for 57 yards at UCLA. He had 25 carries for 154 yards and a 16-yard catch against Notre Dame. He had 15 carries for 35 yards and 4 catches for 40 yards against in the Pac-12 Championship against Utah. He had 22 carries for 61 yards and 4 catches for 20 yards in the Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
STANFORD: He ran for 378 yards (second on team) on a team-best 107 carries (3.5 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 32 passes for 267 yards (8.3 avg) with 1 TD while appearing in 11 games (all but UCLA) and starting 7 times (Kansas State, USC, Vanderbilt, Utah, Oregon State, California, Notre Dame) as a junior running back at Stanford in 2021. He had 25 yards on 9 carries and caught 4 passes for 30 yards against Kansas State, then had 13 yards on 10 rushes and 54 yards on 2 receptions at USC, 80 yards on 7 carries and a 9-yard reception at Vanderbilt, 30 yards on 9 tries and 1 yard on 2 catches versus Oregon, 13 yards on 7 carries and 43 yards on 5 receptions at Arizona State, 23 yards on 11 carries and 75 yards on 9 receptions with a TD at Washington State, 62 yards on 16 rushes and 20 yards on 2 catches against Washington, 33 yards on 9 carries and 6 yards on 2 catches against Utah, 36 yards on 10 tries and an 8-yard reception at Oregon State, 28 yards on 10 carries with a TD and 10 yards on 2 catches against California and 35 yards on 9 carries with a TD and 2 catches for 12 yards versus Notre Dame.
As a sophomore in 2020 while starting all 6 games, he made All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team and won Stanford’s Deswarte-Eller Award (most outstanding sophomore) when he rushed for a team-high 550 yards on a team-best 126 carries (4.4 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 21 passes (second on team) for 156 yards (7.4 avg). His 9 rushing touchdowns were the second most nationally for teams who played 6 or fewer games. He ran for 100 yards on 20 carries with 2 TDs and had 2 catches for 22 yards at Oregon in his first career start, then had 9 yards on 9 carries with a TD and caught 7 passes for 48 yards against Colorado, rushed for 85 yards on 21 tries with 2 TDs and added 2 catches for 3 yards at California (to win Stanford’s Frank Rehm Award for the most outstanding player in the Big Game), had 138 yards on 31 carries with 2 TDs and 3 receptions for 28 yards at Washington, ran for 126 yards on 22 tries and grabbed 4 passes for 32 yards at Oregon State and gained 92 yards on 23 carries with 2 TDs and had 3 receptions for 23 yards at UCLA.
He appeared in all 12 games as a 2019 first-year freshman, getting 227 yards (second on team) on 45 carries (5.0 avg) with a TD and adding 14 receptions for 108 yards (7.7 avg) and 4 kickoff returns for 60 yards (15.0 avg). He had 1 yard on 1 carry against Northwestern, then had a carry for minus 2 yards and 2 receptions for 19 yards against USC, 65 yards on 7 carries and a 4-yard catch versus UCF, 20 yards on 3 tries and a 4-yard reception against Oregon, 2 yards on 2 rushes against Oregon State, 0 yards on 2 attempts and a 5-yard reception against Washington, 16 yards on 2 tries and an 8-yard catch versus UCLA, 32 yards on 7 carries and an 11-yard catch against Arizona, 30 yards on 5 tries and a 4-yard reception versus Colorado, 7 yards on 2 tries and 5 receptions for 29 yards against Washington state, 23 yards on 6 rushes and a tackle against California and 33 yards on 7 carries, a 24-yard catch and 4 kickoff returns for 60 yards against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL: He had 6,902 yards (No. 2 career rushing leader in Bay Area history) on 940 carries (7.3 avg) with 85 TDs and 77 receptions for 1,048 yards (13.6 avg) with 3 TDs in his career as a running back at Bishop O’Dowd High in Oakland (Calif.). He was named to the MaxPreps California All-Decade second team.
As a 2018 senior running back and cornerback, he was MaxPreps All-California Medium Schools Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF North Coast Section Senior of the Year San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Player of the Year, East Bay Regional Player of the Year and Bay Area News Group All-Bay Area when he ran for 2,005 yards on 219 carries (9.2 avg) with 24 TDs and caught 27 passes for 378 yards (14.0 avg) with a TD, plus 32 tackles, 2 deflections, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble on defense. Bishop O’Dowd won the CIF North Coast Section Division II championship.
He ran for 1,560 yards on 150 carries (10.4 avg) with 23 TDs as a 2017 junior.
He made 2016 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American second team and All-North Coast Section Sophomore of the Year as he rushed for 1,967 yards on 322 carries (6.1 avg) with 27 TDs and caught 22 passes for 234 yards (10.6 avg) with 2 TDs. Bishop O’Dowd was the 2016 state champion.
He made 2015 All-CIF North Coast Section Freshman of the Year as he ran for 1,370 yards on 254 attempts (5.4 avg) with 12 TDs and caught 13 passes for 68 yards (5.2 avg).
He also was on Bishop O’Dowd’s track team.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC with a 3.76 GPA. He was a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District and 2020 and 2022 Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll selection. His brother, Anthony, played football at Troy (2005-06) and Jacksonville State (2007).
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