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Maurice Jones-Drew Biography

Maurice Jones-Drew is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on March 23, 1985 in Oakland, California, United States. Running back, who was the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2011 NFL rushing leader. In his six first years of the league, he was named to three Pro Bowl team members.

He broke the record set by the legendary He tied a record which was set by the great Barry Sanders when he ran for two touchdowns of over 75 yards or more in one NFL football game., when he ran for over 75 yards in one NFL football game.

Jones-Drew finished third in the NFL in both kickoff returns (27.7 yd avg) and touchdowns scored (16). He was also one of only two players in the NFL to score at least one touchdown rushing, receiving, and returning kicks (Reggie Bush was the other). Jones-Drew also led all AFC running backs in scrimmage yards per touch. Narrowly missing 1,000 yards for the season, his rushing average of 5.7 yds per carry was first in the NFL for backs with 100 attempts and was the highest for an NFL running back since Barry Sanders averaged 6.1 yards per rush in 1997. In addition, he had the third-most all-purpose yards of any rookie in history. He was nominated five different times for NFL Rookie of the Week in 2006. One NFL scout said: “Jones-Drew should be rookie of the year. He’s got the biggest legs for a shorter guy and way more power than anybody gives him credit for. And he’s got outstanding speed. He’s just a little dynamo.”

His final year in college, his junior year, he was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a punt returner, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American as an all-purpose back and kick returner. He was also the first Bruin since Jackie Robinson to lead the country in punt returning. Additionally, Jones-Drew was named second-team All-Pac 10 as a running back. Jones-Drew gave a sign of things to come when, as a freshman, he rushed for 176 yards on only 18 carries against Arizona State, including an 83-yard scamper down the left sideline to the end zone which put UCLA ahead in the game for good in the third quarter. The run was the longest ever by a Bruin true freshman and ranked ninth (tied) overall on the school’s list of long runs. His 176-yard day ranks No. 2 on UCLA’s all-time list for true freshmen. Jones-Drew led the Bruins in rushing that season, becoming the first true freshman to lead the Bruins in rushing since DeShaun Foster in 1998. He was also named first-team All-Pac 10 as a kick returner by The Sporting News. In his collegiate career, Jones-Drew had 16 touchdowns of 40-plus yards.

He is the father of three children: two sons named Maurice II, Madden, and Alaya. Ashley Jones-Drew was his wife.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Jones-Drew accepted a football scholarship to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played for the Bruins under head coach Karl Dorrell from 2003 to 2005. Despite being undersized, Jones-Drew led the Bruins in rushing all three years he was on the squad and showed good pass catching ability and big playmaking skills as both a punt and kickoff returner. He was the fifth player in Bruins history to lead the team in rushing in three seasons.

Maurice Jones-Drew Net Worth

Maurice Jones-Drew is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurice Jones-Drew's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a UCLA Bruins player for three years. In each of those seasons, he was the team’s leading rusher.

In 2007, he made his playoff debut. He helped the Jaguars beat Pittsburgh, but they lost to New England the following week.

Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985), often called “MJD”, is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and earned unanimous All-American honors.

During his junior season, Jones-Drew rushed for nearly 2,000 yards, averaged nearly 12 yards per carry, and scored 26 touchdowns. He was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked as the No. 1 all-purpose back in the nation in 2003 by Rivals.com. He is pictured outrunning a slew of defenders on the cover of the book When the Game Stands Tall, which chronicles the De La Salle Spartans’ all-time-record 151-game winning streak.

Born to Sidney Gayles and Andrea Drew, Jones-Drew was raised by his maternal grandparents, Maurice and Christina Jones. At the height of his college career in 2005, his grandfather died of a heart attack while watching him play at the Rose Bowl against Rice University on September 10. Coach Dorrell broke the news to Drew on the sideline during the game, and he ran to the locker room and left to go to the hospital. To honor the man who raised him, he had his entire legal surname affixed to his jersey, making him “Maurice Jones-Drew.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Maurice Jones-Drew height 5 ft 7 in Maurice weight 94 kg & body measurements will update soon.

De La Salle owns the longest winning streak in high school football history at 151 games. The Spartan football teams that Jones-Drew played on never lost a single game during his 3-year varsity career. He was an elusive, high-scoring running back and return specialist on offense and a punishing linebacker on defense. He also played four official college games as a cornerback. Jones-Drew somersaulted into the national consciousness as a high school junior in 2001 when he scored all four of De La Salle’s touchdowns in a 29-15 nationally televised victory over Long Beach Poly on October 6. It was the first game that ever matched up the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 ranked high school football teams. On the Spartans’ opening drive, Jones-Drew received a short pass in the right flat on third-and-eight from the Poly 25-yard line. He broke a tackle and then sprinted down the right sideline before launching a spectacular forward somersault into the end zone. Drew next scored on a 29-yard reception on fourth down in which he ran a circle route out of the backfield down the left sideline and hauled in an over-the-shoulder touch pass at the goal line from quarterback Matt Gutierrez. Drew’s third touchdown came in the second quarter when he burst through the line, shook off two tacklers, before hitting paydirt 17 yards later. Drew’s final score salted away the historic De La Salle victory. It was a similar effort to his third touchdown and came on a 22-yard run with just under 7 minutes remaining. Drew finished with nine carries for 86 yards and three catches for another 79 yards.

Jones-Drew, age 21, was selected in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, 60th overall, to eventually replace veteran running back Fred Taylor. He was passed on by all 32 teams in the draft, most citing his height (5 ft 6¾ in, 169.5 cm) as the reason why he would not succeed in the NFL. He stated on Sirius XM NFL Radio and the Dave Dameshek Football Program that is the reason why he chose the number 32.

Who is Maurice Jones-Drew Dating?

According to our records, Maurice Jones-Drew married to Ashley Jones-Drew . As of December 1, 2023, Maurice Jones-Drew’s is not dating anyone.

In 2005, Jones-Drew set an all-time NCAA single-season record with a 28.5 yards per return average on 15 punt returns, breaking the previous record of 25.9 yards per return held by Bill Blackstock of Tennessee in 1951. His career average of 23.2 yards per punt return ranks second in NCAA history. Jones-Drew also established a number of UCLA records, including the career all-purpose yardage record (4,688 yards). As a sophomore against Washington, Jones-Drew set UCLA’s all-time record for yards rushing in a single game (322 yards) and also scored a school-record five touchdowns.

Facts & Trivia

Maurice Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Maurice Jones-Drew celebrates birthday on March 23 of every year.

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.

What happened to Maurice Jones-Drew?

After barely playing in 2012, Maurice’s last full season was in 2013. After this, he would become a free-agent and never suit up for Jacksonville again. In 2014, Oakland had reportedly signed Jones-Drew to a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract.

Is Maurice Jones-drew a Hall of Famer?

JACKSONVILLE – Maurice Jones-Drew is on the Hall of Fame list.

Does Maurice Jones-Drew have a son?

Sons

What was Maurice Jones-Drew's position?

Running back

Who is the tallest NFL player?

Sligh, who played for the Raiders in 1967, was the tallest player in NFL history. At 7-feet tall, defensive tackle Richard Sligh is the tallest man on our list.

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