Texas State Athletics

Accolades

• William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
• 2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
• 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Invite
• 2024 CSC Academic All-District

2024 (Senior)
William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalst... All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention... Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List... East-West Shrine Bowl Invite... CSC Academic All-District... Started all 12 games played at left guard... Helped the Bobcats to national rankings of 5th in total offense (476.9), 8th in scoring offense (36.5) and 16th in rushing offense (208.2)... Also ranked 4th in first down offense (339)... Preseason: All-Sun Belt (HM).

2023 (Junior)
Played in 5 games, all starts, at left tackle … Suffered a lower body injury in the second game of the year at UTSA on Sept. 9 and returned to the field on Nov. 11 at Coastal Carolina, missing 7 games … 7th-rated tackle in the Sun Belt in PFF’s pass blocking efficiency … 398 snaps played ... Enrolled at Texas State in January 2023 … One of five offensive linemen who transferred to Texas State from UIW ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team ... Phil Steele Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team.
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
UIW (2020-22)
2022 (Sophomore)
All-Southland Second Team … Bluebloods FCS All-American … Started all 14 games at left tackle … Allowed only one sack on 527 pass plays … 98.8 pass block efficiency (total pressures allowed/pass blocking opportunities), according to PFF … 946 snaps, including 944 on offense and 2 on field goal/extra-point … All but one snap on offense was at left tackle (other was left guard) … Helped UIW have the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense in all of NCAA Division I (FBS & FCS) … The UIW offense was second in FCS in passing offense and 14th in rushing offense … Blocked for quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. who was the Walter Payton Award winner.
 
2021 (Freshman)
All-Southland First Team … HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American … Started all 13 games at left tackle … 953 snaps, all of which were on offense and at left tackle.
 
2020 (Freshman)
All-Southland Third Team … Started all 6 games at right tackle during the Spring 2021 season … One sack allowed on 333 pass blocking opportunities … 483 snaps, including 399 at right tackle and 84 at left tackle.
 
High School
Played for Nacogdoches High School (TX) … Helped guide the team to its first playoff berth in 20+ years during his senior season in 2019 … All-district first team as a senior … All-district second team as a junior.
 
Personal
Parents are Rod and Veronica Jones … Has two brothers and a sister … Father played basketball at San Diego State.