James Jones
James Jones Jr.
Born: December 6, 1958
Starkville, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
College: Mississippi St.
High School: Vicksburg (MS)
Career: 1980-1985
Drafted: 1980 in Round 3, #80 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
James Jones played from 1980 to 1985 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Jones ran for 331 yards in his career on 84 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 312 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 68.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 41 | 135 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 59 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 331 | 3.9 | 59 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 312 | 7.4 | 35 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 54 | 548 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 33 | 188 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 87 | 736 | 8.5 | 52 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 32 | 720 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 517 | 19.1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 161 | 17.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 1444 | 20.6 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 2 |
