High School Career
As a child, Aaron looked up to Emmitt Smith, Percy Harvin, and Tyrod Taylor. He wanted to emulate their hard work and success on the field. Aaron attended and played high school football for Burges High School in El Paso, Texas. He was a three-star prospect coming out of high school.
Collegiate Career
Aaron attended and played college football for the UTEP Miners from 2013 to 2016. Aaron is the most prolific rusher in UTEP Miners history and a top player. In terms of rushing yards, he had five of the school's top 12 games, and school records of 17 games with 100+ yards rushing, and five with 200+ yards. He holds the record for most rushing yards in a career (4,114), season (1,773; also fifth his second year), and career yards per game (117.5) including the 2nd- and 6th-best seasons in school history (147.8 in 2016; 110.1 in 2014). He is second all-time with 33 rushing touchdowns, including the school's 3rd- and 7th-best seasons (17 in 2016; 11 in 2014). His 4,760 career all-purpose yards and 136.0 per game average are both second all-time, and included the school's fourth- and eighth-best seasons. He has three of the school's 10 longest rushing plays, including the record 91-yarder from his short junior season. His 240 career points scored is 4th all-time, and 2nd among non-kickers.
Professional career
Aaron was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round, 182nd overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. He first played in the Week 4 Thursday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears. In his first game, he had 13 carries for 49 yards and his first career rushing touchdown in the 35–14 victory. Overall, he finished his rookie season with 448 rushing yards (second on the team to fellow rookie Jamaal Williams, ninth among NFL rookies), a team-leading four rushing touchdowns, nine receptions, and 22 receiving yards. Despite a knee injury he finished the 2018 season with 728 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns, 26 receptions, 206 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. In 2019 during Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Aaron finished with 107 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards, and four touchdowns as the Packers won 34–24, earning him NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He also received that honor during Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8 where he finished with 13 carries for 67 rushing yards, seven catches for 159 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns as the Packers won 31–24. In Week 17 against the Detroit Lions, Aaron rushed 25 times for 100 yards and caught two passes for 43 yards in the 23–20 win. During the game, Jones played a career-high 75 snaps[53] and surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career.[55] In his 285 touches in the 2019 season, Aaron finished with totals of 1,084 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns to go along with 49 receptions for 474 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. In Week 2 of the 2020 season against the Detroit Lions, Aaron rushed 18 times for a career-high 168 yards and two rushing touchdowns, one of which was a 75-yard touchdown, and caught four passes for 68 yards and a receiving touchdown during the 42–21 win. Following another successful season of over 1,000 yards (1104), Aaron was selected for the 2021 Pro Bowl.
