Tony Jones

Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Duluth, Ga.
High School:
Peachtree Ridge HS | L.A. Pierce College

As a Senior (2017): Played in one game … saw action in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff.

As a Junior (2016): Did not see game action … enrolled at Akron in summer 2016.

College (2014-15): Earned associate’s degree … played linebacker for two seasons for coach Jason Stoblic at Los Angeles Pierce College (Calif.) … as a freshman in 2014, team went 8-3 en route to the Long Beach Bowl … tied the field and team records for tackles in one half with 10.

High School: Four-year letterwiner for coach Mark Fleetwood at Peachtree Ridge HS … played tight end, defensive end, and linebacker … as a senior, had 40 tackles, 10 hurries, eight TFL, and six sacks … named Defensive Player of the Month for November … as a junior, had 13 sacks … played in the 2012 and 2013 All-Star games … earned defensive honor roll accolades eight times.

Personal: Tony Jones, Jr. … nickname is J.R. … born May 27, 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio … father is Tony Jones, Sr. … has a younger brother Kameron and a younger sister Kamilla … brother is a freshman linebacker at Louisville … father played offensive tackle at Western Carolina en route to a 14-year NFL career, playing nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, one with the Baltimore Ravens, and four with the Denver Broncos … father went to two Super Bowls with Denver … Big Brother volunteer coach … sport management major.