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2019 Football Roster

5 Xavier Jones

  • Position RB
  • Cl-Exp SR-3L
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 208
  • Hometown Spring, Texas
  • Previous School Spring

Biography

Senior (2019): Senior (2019): Started all 13 games… Led the nation in scoring (11.5) and rushing touchdowns (23)…  Registered a team-leading 244 carries for 1,276 yards… Added 20 receptions for 90 yards and two TDs… Had 1,366 all-purpose yards… Registered a career-high 29 rushing attempts against Temple… Posted a career-long 64-yard TD run against ECU… Had at least one TD in every game this season with multiple TDs in nine of 13 games… Registered at least one rushing TD in 12 of 13 games… One of only six Mustangs all-time to have multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2017, 2019)… SCHOOL RECORDS: Set SMU records for season TDs (25), season rushing TDs (23), season points (150) and tied the career TD mark (48) and career point total (288)… AWARDS: Doak Walker Award Semifinalist... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist... All-AAC first team... Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Team: Offense... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 3)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 11)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 11)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 29)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 8)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 1)... AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 10)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 2)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 4)... Athlon Sports Preseason AAC: fourth-team offense.

Junior (2018): Played in 10 games, making one start... Registered 69 carries for 311 yards and two touchdowns... Had 10 catches for 95 yards and one TD... AWARDS: Member of the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch Lists... Was an Athlon Sports and Dave Campbell's All-Texas Preseason selection... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 

Sophomore (2017): Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts… Led the team with 1,075 yards on 182 carries… Was second on the team with nine rushing touchdowns… Registered 84 yards on 14 receptions… Had a career-high 175 rushing yards at Memphis … AWARDS: Named Phil Steele All-AAC second team.

2016: Received Medical Redshirt...named preseason 2016 Doak Walker Award Candidate…Played in two games, including the season-opener against North Texas…Rushed for 115 yards, including SMU’s first touchdown of the season on a career-long 49-yard TD run against the Mean Green...Missed the next three games due to a hamstring injury, but returned against Temple and finished with four carries for 25 rushing yards, but left the game early with a shoulder injury. 

Freshman (2015): Played in all 12 games, starting six... Had 634 rushing yards on 152 carries adding 10 touchdowns... Second most receptions on the team with 27 catches totaling 214 yards... Tied for second on the team for most points with 60... Threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns (TD vs. East Carolina, TD vs. Tulsa)... SCHOOL RECORD: Set the most rushing touchdowns by a freshman with 10.

Prep: A three-star 247Sports recruit... Named District 15-6A Offensive MVP as a senior... Was a first-team All-District selection at return specialist as a sophomore... Helped Spring to the regional finals in 2014, running for 2,449 yards and 29 touchdowns while catching 36 passes for 423 yards and another two scores... Played for Sam Parker at Spring... Had offers from Memphis and others.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015FR

    RB
    5'10" 193 lbs
    10
  • 5

    2016SO

    RB
    5'10" 198 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017SO

    RB
    5'10" 203 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018JR

    RB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019SR

    RB
    5'11" 208 lbs
    5