Gannon University Athletics

2015: Jones is Gannon’s returning starter at running back … named to the USA College Football Preseason All-America first team ... landed a spot on the Lindy's Sports College Football 2015 Preview Magazine Preseason All-America second team … enters the 2015 campaign fourth all-time at Gannon in career 100-yard rushing games (9), 10th in career rushing yards (1,656) and 14th in career points (108).

2014: Started every game … named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Offensive Player of the Year … earned all-america second-team honors from Beyond Sports Network (BSN) and the Don Hansen Football Gazette … was a three-time all-region selection, being named to the BSN and Don Hansen Football Gazette first teams … landed a spot on the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team … named to the All-PSAC and All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) first teams … selected PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Week on September 29 and November 17 … added an ECAC Offensive Player of the Week honor on November 19 … led the PSAC in all-purpose yards per game (182.60) and rushing yards per game (162.8) … ranked second among PSAC players in rushing yards per carry (6.41), second in points per game (10.8), third in rushing touchdowns (16), 10th in points responsible for per game (10.8) and 14th in total offense per game (162.8) … finished third among all NCAA Division II players in rushing yards per game, eighth in all-purpose yards per game, 13th in points per game, 15th in rushing touchdowns, 16th in rushing yards per carry and 94th in points responsible for per game … broke Gannon’s single-season records for rushing yards (1,628), 100-yard rushing games (9), rushing touchdowns (16), all-purpose yards (1,826), points (108) and total touchdowns (18) … began the campaign with 188 all-purpose yards against Southern Connecticut State … had 24 carries for 150 yards and two receptions for 38 yards against the Owls … broke the school’s single-game records for rushing yards (321) and all-purpose yards (321) with 30 carries during the season finale against East Stroudsburg … produced four rushing performances worthy of Gannon’s all-time top 20 … had 213 rushing yards on 32 carries at Clarion, representing the eighth-highest single-game total … finished the Edinboro contest with 212 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 22 attempts, equaling the ninth-highest single-game total in program history … owns the program’s 19th-highest single-game total with 177 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries against Kutztown … reached the end zone four times against Cheyney, breaking the school record for rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns … assumed the school’s single-game scoring record with 24 points at Cheyney … produced 233 all-purpose yards against Clarion, representing the 14th-highest single-game total in school history … added 224 all-purpose yards against Edinboro, equaling the 17th-highest single-game total in program history … reached the 100-yard rushing plateau in nine of 10 games … rushed for 83 yards at Slippery Rock during his lowest output of the campaign … reached the end zone multiple times in a game six times … had a reception during eight of 10 games, hauling in multiple passes six times … generated at least 111 all-purpose yards in every game … had a season-high seven receptions for 81 yards at Slippery Rock.

2013: Played in every game … saw action at running back and on special teams … received his first career carries during the season opener at Lake Erie, picking up six yards on three attempts … added 22 yards on four carries against Edinboro … returned three kickoffs for 25 yards against Bloomsburg … made 11 tackles, mostly on special teams … recorded two stops in a game three times … had a tackle in eight different contests.

2012: Saw action in every game as a true freshman … made 12 tackles as a special teams member … recorded a season-high five stops at Edinboro … added multiple tackles in back-to-back games against Indiana (Pa.) and LIU Post … recorded a tackle during six of 11 contests … recovered a fumble against California (Pa.).

High School: Played for head coach Gerry Rardin at Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) High School ... named to the Associated Press All-Ohio first team ... selected to the All-Northeast Inland All-District first team ... named Most Valuable Player of the North Coast League ... landed a spot on the Akron Beacon Journal's All-Star Team ... selected team MVP ... helped Walsh Jesuit win the conference title, advancing to the regional finals.

Personal: Business Entrepreneurship major ... has three sisters and two brothers ... is the son of Premala and Kevin.

Career Highs
Rushes: 34 vs. Kutztown (9/20/14)
Rushing Yards: 321 vs. East Stroudsburg (11/15/14)
Rushing Touchdowns: 4 at Cheyney (9/13/14)
Receptions: 7 at Slippery Rock (10/4/14)
Receiving Yards: 81 at Slippery Rock (10/4/14)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Kutztown (9/20/14); vs. Southern Connecticut State (9/6/14)
Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Bloomsburg (10/5/13)
Kickoff Return Yards: 25 vs. Bloomsburg (10/5/13)
All-Purpose Yards: 321 vs. East Stroudsburg (11/15/14)
Tackles: 5 at Edinboro (10/6/12)
Solo Tackles: 3 at Edinboro (10/6/12)
Assisted Tackles: 2 at Edinboro (10/6/12)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. California (Pa.) (10/20/12)
Points: 24 at Cheyney (9/13/14)