Maurice Jones-Drew

Maurice Jones-Drew
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Jones-Drew during February 2010
No. 32, 21
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1985-03-23) March 23, 1985 (age 39)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:De La Salle (Concord, California)
College:UCLA (2003–2005)
NFL draft:2006 / round: 2 / pick: 60
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:8,167
Rushing average:4.4
Rushing touchdowns:68
Receptions:346
Receiving yards:2,944
Receiving touchdowns:11
Player stats at PFR

Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew[1] (born March 23, 1985), often called "MJD", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2005.

Jones-Drew was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft, 60th overall, was named to the Pro Bowl three times, and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2011. He played his first eight seasons with the Jaguars, through 2013. In his final season in 2014, he played for the Oakland Raiders.

Following his retirement, Jones-Drew entered broadcasting, serving as a football color analyst for NFL Now and other shows on NFL Network, in addition to hosting for CBS Sports their Monday Night studio show for their UK networks.[2] He is currently the color analyst for the Los Angeles Rams.[3]

  1. ^ "Maurice Jones-Drew Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Rapp, Timothy (August 13, 2015). "MJD Joins NFL Network as Analyst". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rams Announce Radio Broadcast Teams". TheRams.com. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016.