Gannon University Athletics

Jones returns as Gannon’s starting tailback … enters the 2013 campaign 18th all-time at Gannon in career points (74) … needs 25 rushing yards to enter Gannon’s all-time top 10.

2012: Played in every game, starting the last nine … ranked 12th among PSAC players in rushing yards per game (62.9) and 19th in all-purpose yards per game (92.5) … led Gannon in rushes (181), rushing yards (692) and rushing touchdowns (5) … finished second on the team in total offense (692), second in all-purpose yards (1,018), fourth in points (44), fourth in receptions (29), fourth in receiving touchdowns (2) and fifth in receiving yards (256) … became the 13th student-athlete in school history to amass 1,000 all-purpose yards in a single-season, finishing with the 12th-highest single-season total (1,018) in school history … rushed for a season-high 183 yards at Lock Haven, representing the 10th-highest single-game rushing total in school history and the 17th-highest single-game all-purpose total in school history … produced his first career 100-yard receiving game with exactly 100 yards on four catches against Mercyhurst … recorded his second career 100-yard rushing game with 183 yards on 29 carries at Lock Haven … topped the 100-yard all-purpose plateau during five consecutive games October 6-November 3 … rushed for at least 40 yards in nine of 11 contests … accumulated 79 yards and a season-high two touchdowns at Edinboro … accounted for a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown during each of the final two games against Indiana (Pa.) and LIU Post.

2011: Saw action in every game … led Gannon in rushing yards (481), rushing average (4.8) and rushing touchdowns (4) … rushed for at least 50 yards five times, including back-to-back games to end the season … exploded for a season-high 128 yards on 29 carries during a victory against nationally-ranked Slippery Rock, recording his first career 100-yard game … entered the Slippery Rock game with 57 carries for 296 yards during the prior nine games … scored one touchdown during a game four times.

2010: Played in four games as a redshirt freshman … reached the end zone on his first career carry, racing 58 yards at Lock Haven for the score … carried the ball twice against both Lock Haven and Indiana (Pa.), producing 62 yards in the process … returned a kickoff 21 yards during the regular-season finale against Kutztown … made his first career tackle against Indiana (Pa.).

2009: Redshirted.

High School: Played for head coach Rich Paronello at Penfield (N.Y.) High School ... named to the All-Monroe County first team ... was an All-Greater Rochester basketball candidate ... received the Chemistry and Physics Award.

Personal: Sports Management and Marketing major … has one sister and three brothers ... is the son of Edyth and Jansen.

Career Highs
Rushes: 29 vs. Slippery Rock (11/5/11); at Lock Haven (10/27/12)
Rushing Yards: 183 at Lock Haven (10/27/12)
Rushing TDs: 2 at Edinboro (10/6/12)
Receptions: 7 vs. LIU Post (11/10/12)
Receiving Yards: 100 vs. Mercyhurst (10/13/12)
Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Indiana (Pa.) (11/3/12); vs. LIU Post (11/10/12)
Kickoff Returns: 2 vs. California (Pa.) (10/20/12)
Kickoff Return Yards: 45 vs. California (Pa.) (10/20/12)
All-Purpose Yards: 197 at Lock Haven (10/27/12)
Points: 12, three times, last vs. LIU Post (11/10/12)