JAMES JONESJones, James RooseveltHeight: 6-2 Weight: 230 Born: March 21, 1961 Pompano Beach, FL High School: Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1980 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1981 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1982 | Florida | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 1983 Detroit Lions; Territorial Selection 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 20 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 11 | 11 |
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1989 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1989 SEA NFL | 10 | RB | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1990 SEA NFL | 30 | FB | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL | 30 | RB | 16 | 6 |
| 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL | 30 | FB | 16 | 1 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 135 | 91 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/12/1983 | 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Traded | 8/31/1989 | 1989 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1989 SEA NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/1/1989 | 1989 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1989 SEA NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1991 | 1990 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1990 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 8/25/1991 | 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1992 | 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/1992 | 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1993 | 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 5/6/1993 | 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/23/1993 | 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 216 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 135 | 475 | 3.5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 137 | 532 | 3.9 | 34 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 244 | 886 | 3.6 | 29 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 252 | 903 | 3.6 | 39 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 96 | 342 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 96 | 314 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1990 SEA NFL | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1010 | 3626 | 3.6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 62 | 12.4 | 20.7 | 27 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 143.3 | ||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 62 | 6.2 | 20.7 | 27 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 46 | 467 | 10.2 | 46 | 1 | ||||||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 77 | 662 | 8.6 | 39 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 45 | 334 | 7.4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 54 | 334 | 6.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 34 | 262 | 7.7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 29 | 259 | 8.9 | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1989 SEA NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1990 SEA NFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL | 21 | 190 | 9.0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 318 | 2641 | 8.3 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1990 SEA NFL | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 0 | |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1991 SEA NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1992 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -21 | 0 |
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