Western Carolina University

2022 (Senior): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games with 10 starts at running back … Rushed 86 times for 423 yards – second on the team – scoring four touchdowns on the ground to match for the most on the team … Had three double-digit rushing games … Caught 32 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown … Finished with 638 all-purpose yards and 30 points scored … Rushed a season-high 13 times at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), finishing with 63 total yards … Caught a season-high eight passes against nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Nov. 19), posting a season-best 102 all-purpose yards with 36 rushing yards and 66 receiving yards with two TDs – one on the ground, one through the air … Was a second-team preseason All-Southern Conference selection at running back by the league's head coaches ... Tabbed third-team preseason All-SoCon by Phil Steele.

2021 (Junior): Played in all 11 games with four starts at running back ... Led WCU in rushes (125), rushing yards (589), and rushing touchdowns (9) on the season, averaging 53.5 yards rushing per game ... Totaled 895 all-purpose yards on the season, eclipsing the 100-yard mark five times - twice surpassing the century mark rushing ... Finished with 12 total touchdowns on the year to finish second on the squad in scoring with 72 points and tied for fourth in the SoCon with 12 total TDs ... Ran for 115 yards and a touchdown with 31 receiving yards and a score in his WCU debut against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 4) ... Rushed for a career-high 132 yards and two TDs in the road win at The Citadel (Oct. 23), adding 73 receiving yards and a score for three touchdowns in the victory - amassing a career-best 205 all-purpose yards ... Completed a 25-yard pass against ETSU (Nov. 13) to go along with 102 all-purpose yards (62 rushing, 40 receiving).

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU in the summer of 2021 from Tusculum; Tusculum: In five games in the spring season, led the Pioneers with 337 rushing yards on 62 carries, averaging 67.4 rushing yards per game and 5.4 yards per rush … Scored five touchdowns on the ground … Added 18 receptions for 243 receiving yards and three scores out of the backfield; Georgia Military College: Scored eight touchdowns in 2019 in helping GMC to an 8-3 record … Rushed for 458 yards on 56 carries (8.2 ypc average) ... Rushed for a season-best 140 yards and three TDs at Hocking College including a 93-yard TD run ... Also returned punts and kickoffs during the season.... Coached by Bert Williams; High School: Accumulated 3,769 rushing yards and a school-record 54 TDs ... Rushed for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons ... Named first-team All-State ... All-County first team selection .... Offensive MVP ... 3-time District Champions ... State Runner-Up ... Coached by Doug Deymer and Keith Deymer
 
Personal: Full name Travell Jones ... Prefers to go by "TJ"... Son of Sherry Carson... Has four siblings: Trenard Carter, Lakeith Wilson, Keonte Wilson, Derwin Carter.