University of South Alabama Athletics

Jones was voted first-team all-Sun Belt Conference on the field and received his degree off it in December at the school's December graduation ceremony to wrap up his fifth and final season with the program.  The senior tied a school season record with 7.5 sacks and finished tied for third on the season record list with 13.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage, ranking among the top three in both categories in the league.  He finished with a career-high 42 total tackles, including recording multiple for loss on six occasions, in helping the Jaguars finish their first season at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level 6-6 overall and eligible to participate in a bowl game; his efforts also were instrumental in USA tying for third in the Sun Belt standings with a 4-3 mark after being selected to end up seventh in the preseason.