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PRO: Despite missing 11 games in his first two NFL seasons, Julius Jones has become one of the NFL's most productive players and brightest young stars. In his first two seasons Jones has provided the Cowboys with great rushing performances that were unprecedented in the annals of Cowboys runners. With that kind of skill, he has captured the eye of the nation and pumped hope into the hearts of Dallas fans everywhere.

After trading their first round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft to Buffalo, the Cowboys chose Jones in the second round with the 43rd selection overall. It marked the highest Dallas draft choice to be spent on a running back since the club selected Emmitt Smith with the 17th overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft. For a franchise that has been blessed with excellence at the running back position for its entire existence - Don Perkins, Dan Reeves, Calvin Hill, Duane Thomas, Robert Newhouse, Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker and the NFL's all-time leading rusher, Emmitt Smith - Jones's emergence has been a breath of fresh air and a vivid reminder of how much success the Cowboys have enjoyed through the years on the strength of a solid running game.

Jones brings excellent vision and balance to the Dallas ground game while also possessing the toughness and cutback ability to be effective between the tackles and the speed and acceleration to get around the outside. In 21 career games, with 19 career starts, he has run for 1,812 yards (86.3 yards-per-game), including 1,780 in the 19 starts (93.7 yards-per game). In those 19 career starts he has rushed for over 70 yards 14 times. Along the way, he established individual game rushing performances that equaled, eclipsed or drew near to previous standards established by NFL greats such as Earl Campbell, Dorsett and Smith.