Tony Jones Jr.

Jones was a four-year letterman for Notre Dame, who played three years. In 2019, he started 12 games on the season, rushing for 857 yards and six touchdowns as he became the tenth player in school history with five or more 100-yard rushing games in one season. He rumbled for an 84-yard touchdown in the Camping World Bowl victory over Iowa State, the longest rush in Notre Dame's bowl history and Camping World Bowl history. The St. Petersburg, Fla. native prepped at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he was a teammate of first round draft pick Cesar Ruiz.

Agreed to terms, 4/27/20…Jones was a four-year letterman for Notre Dame, who played three years…In 2019, he started 12 games on the season, rushing for 857 yards and six touchdowns as he became the tenth player in school history with five or more 100-yard rushing games in one season…He rumbled for an 84-yard touchdown in the Camping World Bowl victory over Iowa State, the longest rush in Notre Dame's bowl history and Camping World Bowl history…Became the 10th player in school history with five or more 100-yard rushing games in one season…Ran for 110 yards and a TD in the opener at Louisville…Rushed for 131 yards and three TDs against Virginia…Had a career-high 176 yards in win over Southern Cal…In 2018 as a redshirt junior, played in all 13 games, totaling 392 rushing yards and three TDs…Hauled in a 51-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter to seal the win over USC…Ran for 118 yards on 17 carries in win over Vanderbilt…Had a pair of rushing TDs against Ball State…In 2017 as a redshirt freshman, saw action in 12 games…Gained 232 rushing yards on 44 carries, including three TDs…Ranked fourth on team in rushes, fifth in rushing yards and fifth in rushing TDs…Rushed for 59 yards on 10 carries against Wake Forest, Nov. 4, including a 15-yard TD run…Tied for third on the team with nine special-teams tackles…Tied for fourth on the team with six kickoff-return tackles…Tied for third on the team with three punt-return tackles…In 2016 redshirted as a true freshman…Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre…St. Petersburg native was a dynamic running back for Florida powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, where in 2015 was a teammate of fellow Saints rookie G/C Cesar Ruiz, where they played for Head Coach Kevin Wright…Helped IMG to a No. 7 final national ranking by MaxPreps Xcellent 25 in 2015…Selected to participate in 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and the 2015 Nike "The Opening" in Beaverton, Oregon…Rushed for 514 yards and 11 TDs on 78 carries (6.6 yards per carry), including three 100-yard rushing games and a season-long run of 59 yards as a senior in 2015…Caught six passes for 149 yards (24.8 yards per reception) and one TD…Rushed for 771 yards and 12 TDs on 66 carries (11.7 yards per carry), including four 100-yard rushing games and a career-long run of 76 yards as a junior in 2014…Caught two passes for 31 yards (15.5 yards per reception) and one TD…Outstanding baseball player for IMG…Batted .491 (26 of 53) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, nine RBI, 11 stolen bases and 16 runs scored in 18 games as junior in 2015…187th-ranked player nationally and No. 10-ranked running back on Scout.com 300 list…318th-ranked player in the nation and No. 13-ranked running back on 247Sports.com Top 247…No. 330-ranked player on Prepstar Top 350 Dream Team…Florida's No. 44-ranked player by 247Sports and No. 80-ranked player by ESPN.