Maurice Jones-Drew

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[edit] Biography

Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985 in Antioch, California) is a current American Football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted in the second round (60th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Drew graduated from De La Salle High School (Concord, California) and played college football at UCLA.

[edit] Personal

Born Maurice Drew to Andrea and Dana Drew, Maurice was raised by his grandparents, Christina Jones and Maurice Jones. During his junior year at UCLA, Jones-Drew's grandfather died of a heart attack while watching him play against Rice University. To honor his late grandfather, Jones-Drew changed his name from Drew to its current form.

[edit] Collegiate Career

Maurice Jones-Drew played his entire collegiate career at UCLA under head coach Karl Dorrell. 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.

His average of 23.2 yards per punt return ranks second in NCAA history. Jones-Drew also holds a number of UCLA records, including the career all-purpose yardage record (4,688 yards) and the record for rushing yards in a single game (322 against Washington in 2004). He is the only Bruin to have ever scored 5 touchdowns in a game and the only one to return four punts for touchdowns in a season. His senior year he was a consensus All-America selection as an all-purpose back and a first-team All-Pac 10 selection as a punt returner ahead of Heisman Trophy-winner Reggie Bush.