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FEATURED ALL-25 PLAYER OF THE GAME
NO. 4 – RB MAURICE JONES-DREW
Former Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew was selected
as No. 4 on the Jaguars All-25 presented by Sharpie, a
collection of the top 25 non-active players in franchise
history, as voted on by members of the local media.
“Thank you for including me in the Jaguars All-25,” said
Jones-Drew. “It was an honor to play for the Jaguars
and I enjoyed my time in Jacksonville, especially
beating Pittsburgh twice in 2007 – in Pittsburgh – and
going to the playoffs; that was amazing. I appreciate
everything and go Jaguars. DUUUVAL!”
Jones-Drew, the club’s second-round draft pick in
2006, started 70 of 114 career games during his eight
seasons with the Jaguars and led the team in rushing
six times. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection,
earning the honors in three straight years from 2009-
11, and is the only player in Jaguars history with at
least 1,300 rushing yards in three consecutive seasons.
He became the fi rst player in franchise history to lead
the NFL in rushing when he fi nished with a team-record
1,606 yards on 343 carries (4.7 avg.) in 2011.
“This was a guy who had no regard for his body. He
would rather run you over than run out of bounds,”
said Mark Long, writer for the Associated Press and a
Jaguars All-25 voter.
The former UCLA standout holds Jaguars career
records for touchdowns (81) and rushing TDs (68), in
addition to single-season franchise records for rushing
TDs (15, 2009) and yards from scrimmage (1,980, 2011).
He registered two of the three longest runs in team
history, including a record-tying 80-yard rush on Nov. 1,
2009 at Tennessee.
Jones-Drew also saw action as a return specialist and
owns multiple team records in that capacity, including
career kickoff return average (26.0) and kickoff return
yards (2,054). He is the only player in franchise history
to record two career kickoff returns for TDs, including
the longest return in team history (100 yards, Oct. 4,
2007 at New Orleans).
Jones-Drew and his wife, Ashley, have two sons,
Maurice II and Madden, and one daughter, Alayah.
He currently serves as a football color analyst on
NFL Network, as well as the color analyst on the Los
Angeles Rams’ radio broadcasts.
For more information on Jaguars All-25, including
stories, interviews and statistics, please visit www.
jaguars.com/all25.
Rk. Player Years with
Jaguars
1
2
3 LT Tony Boselli
RB Fred Taylor
WR Jimmy Smith 1995-2001
1998-2008
1995-2005
4 RB MAURICE JONES-DREW 2006-13
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 QB Mark Brunell
DE Tony Brackens
WR Keenan McCardell
CB Rashean Mathis
DT Marcus Stroud
DT John Henderson
LB Paul Posluszny
LB Daryl Smith
C Brad Meester
RT Leon Searcy
LB Kevin Hardy
SS Donovin Darius
TE Kyle Brady
G Vince Manuwai
LB Mike Peterson
CB Aaron Beasley
K Josh Scobee
DT Gary Walker
QB David Garrard
DE Joel Smeenge
G Chris Naeole
1995-2003
1995-2003
1996-2001
2003-12
2001-07
2002-09
2011-17
2004-12
2000-13
1996-99
1996-2001
1998-2006
1999-2006
2003-10
2003-08
1996-2001
2004-14
1999-2001
2002-10
1995-2000
2002-07