Fansided

Whatever happened to these 30 forgotten college football superstars?

By Dante Pryor

Peter Warrick #9 of the Florida State Seminoles: (Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport)
Peter Warrick #9 of the Florida State Seminoles: (Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport) /
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PHILADELPHIA – NOVEMBER 15: Running back Kevin Jones #25 of the Virginia Tech Hokies runs with the ball during the game against the Temple Owls on November 15, 2003, at Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Virginia Tech defeated Temple 24-23 in overtime. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – NOVEMBER 15: Running back Kevin Jones #25 of the Virginia Tech Hokies runs with the ball during the game against the Temple Owls on November 15, 2003, at Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Virginia Tech defeated Temple 24-23 in overtime. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

24. Kevin Jones, running back, Virginia Tech

Kevin Jones’s professional career could not have gotten off to a better start. After the Lions drafted Jones in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft, the Virginia Tech standout joined Billy Sims and Barry Sanders as the only Lions’ running backs to rush for 1,000 yards their rookie seasons.

Injuries caused Jones to miss time in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Injuries ended his 2006 and 2007 seasons. Kevin Jones was a running back who relied on explosion, and lower body injuries robbed him of that attribute. Jones spent 2008 with the Bears and was cut in March after an ankle injury limited his play that season.

Despite a short, injury-plagued professional career, no one cannot deny Jones’s place in Virginia Tech football history. Jones is the highest-rated recruit in Hokies’ history. As a high school senior, Jones was the first US Army Hall Trophy winner and was the first high school senior to use props when announcing his collegiate choice.

Jones did not disappoint during his time in Blacksburg. Though the Hokies were a national power by the time Jones got there, his recruitment proved as such.  Jones was second all-time in rushing yards (3,475) and touchdowns (35) in Virginia Tech history.

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