Charles Jones

Height:
5-10
Weight:
208
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mandeville

CAREER HONORS
• 2016 Doak Walker Award watch list
• 2014 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
• May 2016 Kansas State Graduate (Sociology/Criminology)

CAREER (Click Here for Career Stats): A tough runner who was the primary running back for a majority of his final three years... Played in 39 career games with 12 starts, all coming in his final campaign... Finished tied for eighth in school history in career yards per carry (4.7), while he was 13th in career rushing yards (1,832)... One of 28 players in school history to record 2,000 career all-purpose yards (2,188)... Totaled 344 career receiving yards, to rank 14th in school history among running backs/fullbacks at the time of his departure... Helped 2016 Senior Class earn a 32-20 record and two bowl victories.

2016 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts... Set career highs in yards (128) and carries (19) against Texas Tech, a game in which he scored one of his two touchdowns on the season... Also had 81 yards against Texas and 70 against Oklahoma State... Tied his career high with four receptions at Stanford for a season-best 39 yards... On the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award.

2015 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games, leading the team with 696 rushing yards on 142 carries while scoring five touchdowns... Averaged 73.7 yards over the final seven games of the year after just 30.0 yards per game over the first six contests... Rushed for 75 or more yards four times, including a career-high 122 yards at Texas... Became the school’s 27th career 1,000-yard rusher during the Texas Tech game... Scored a season-high two touchdowns against both TCU and Iowa State... Also caught 12 passes for 139 yards, including a career long 72-yard reception at Oklahoma State... His reception against the Cowboys was the longest by a K-State running back since 2000.

2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games, rushing for 540 yards and 13 touchdowns on 133 attempts... Also hauled in eight passes for 75 yards and a 13-yard touchdown catch against Kansas... Finished third in the Big 12 and 26th nationally in rushing touchdowns... Had 11 of his 13 rushing touchdowns come out of the “Wildcat” formation... Finished second in school history in points among sophomores with 84... Opened the season with eight touchdowns in the first four games, scoring a career-high three against UTEP and two apiece against Stephen F. Austin and Iowa State... Also had two rushing touchdowns against Oklahoma State... Carded a career high 76 yards against UTEP, one more than his previous career high at Iowa State... Registered a career-best 20 receiving yards against UCLA in the Alamo Bowl... Picked up Second Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2013: Did not see any game action.

2012: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Mandeville under head coach Guy Lecompte... Rushed for 1,767 yards and 22 touchdowns while hauling in 31 passes for 321 yards during his senior season... An honorable mention all-state pick by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association... Named the New Orleans Player of the Week following a 213-yard performance against Parkway... Accounted for nearly 700 yards from scrimmage and eight touchdowns as a junior.

PERSONAL: Charles Jones was born January 20, 1994... Son of Charles and Zondra Jones... Graduated with a degree in Sociology/Criminology from Kansas State in May 2016.