Aaron Jones: RB · UTEP · #29.
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Aaron Jones
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the UTEP backfield. The first one came in 2014: All-Conference USA. On tape: 301 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against North Texas, Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
60.3% of carries overall (207/343) → 35.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/51) — 77.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| 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@ No. 11 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 | 7.7 | 17 | 83 |
Week 10 · 2016
W 42-10
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%209 carriesFumble rate
1.3%3 of 229 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.7 yds/carry on 229 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Sean Kugler — 16-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Sean Kugler
Pass share
44.9%
327 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
229 carries, 28 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 3,303 rushing yards — drafted at #182 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2014)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Kugler.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 10th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 10th NFL season
