Felix Jones was born on May 8, 1987 at Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Felix Jones was the running back for Arkansas his sophomore year in college.  He decided to go into the NFL draft and not play his senior year. Jones was drafted in the 2008 NFL draft.  He was drafted the 22^nd person in the first round for $3.57 million signing bonus.  Some fans gave him the nickname “The Cat”.  They also call him “Jet”.