#29

Aaron Jones

Former running back at UTEP. 2016: 1,773 rushing yards, 17 rushing TD, 28 catches.

RB · UTEP · #29

5′10″ · El Paso, TX

Green Bay — drafted 2017, Rd 5, Pick 39, #182 overall

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 1573 nationally · Signed with UTEP

Statement game24 car · 301 yds · 4 TDvs North Texas (FBS) · W 52-24

Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at UTEP. 2016: 1,773 rushing yards, 17 rushing TD, 28 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2013.
Drafted round 5 by the Green Bay in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UTEP, 3,303 rushing yards — drafted at #182 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with UTEP3-star out of Burges

2017

Drafted by Green Bayround 5, pick 182

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1573 national

CFB

College

UTEP

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #182

Green Bay · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Sean Kugler

UTEP

Played his entire career under Sean Kugler.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 10th NFL season

#182Rd 5 · Pick 39

Green BayEntering 10th NFL season

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2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Sean Kugler — 16-21 over that span.

2014UTEP7-6HC: Sean Kugler · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2015UTEP5-7HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning

2016UTEP4-8HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (99th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (97th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#4 / 304 · 99th pct

1773

Yards / carry#9 / 304 · 97th pct

7.7

Rush TDs#8 / 304 · 97th pct

Long run#15 / 304 · 95th pct

Carries#29 / 304 · 91st pct

229

Receptions#31 / 294 · 89th pct

Rec yards#38 / 294 · 87th pct

233

Fumbles lost#1 / 222 · 86th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	163	9.1	1.9
Road5g	127	6.2	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	122	7.1	1.2
Weeks 8+6g	173	8.7	1.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	UTEP	229	1,773	7.7	17	--
2015	UTEP	32	209	6.5	1	--
2014	UTEP	242	1,321	5.5	11	--
Career		503	3,303	6.6	29	--

Season	Team
2016	UTEP	28	233	8.3	3	--
2015	UTEP	9	106	11.8	1	--
2014	UTEP	30	293	9.8	3	--
Career		67	632	9.4	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2016

W 42–10

vs Houston Christian

228 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Houston Christian.

With R. Metz — 191 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.5 · -5 rush yds (4 car) · A. Luna — 28 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-22vs New Mexico State	31	249	8.0	2	75	249-yard day
Wk 2	L 7-41@ Texas	18	123	6.8	1	51
Wk 3	L 14-66vs Army	11	67	6.1	1	24
Wk 4	L 7-34vs Southern Miss	16	127	7.9	1	68
Wk 5	L 7-28@ Louisiana Tech	20	94	4.7	0	9
Wk 6	L 21-35vs Florida International	8	73	9.1	2	49
Wk 8	W 52-49@ UTSA	21	113	5.4	1	41
Wk 9	L 21-31vs Old Dominion	25	94	3.8	1	19
Wk 10	W 42-10vs Houston Christian	14	228	16.3	2	62	228-yard day
Wk 11	L 31-35@ Florida Atlantic	27	229	8.5	2	49	229-yard day
Wk 12	L 24-44@ Rice	14	75	5.4	0	20
Wk 13	W 52-24vs North Texas	24	301	12.5	4	83	Season-high 301 yds
Total		229	1773	7.9	17	83

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology