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University of Rhode Island

2018 Football Roster

27 Nas Jones

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Newark, N.J.
  • High School Barringer
  • Position LB

Biography

2018 (Senior)

  • Started all 11 games at linebacker
  • Led the team with 78 tackles
  • Had 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks
  • Had one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
  • Broke up four passes

2017 (Junior)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, making six starts
  • Finished the season with 33 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and two pass break ups
  • Had two tackles against Villanova (11/11)
  • Had five tackles, including two tackles for loss, against James Madison (11/4)
  • Had two tackles at Albany (10/28)
  • Had six tackles against Elon (10/21)
  • Made nine tackles at Maine (10/14)
  • Had four tackles and one pass break up at Brown (9/30)
  • Recorded four tackles against Harvard (9/16)
  • Had one tackle at Central Michigan (8/31)

2016 (Sophomore)

  • Started all 11 games at safety
  • Finished the season third on the team with 66 tackles. Also had 2.0 tackles for loss, five pass break-ups and one interception 
  • Had nine tackles and one pass break-up against Towson (11/19)
  • Had four tackles at Elon (11/12)
  • Had five tackles at James Madison (10/29)
  • Broke up two passes and had one tackle against Maine (10/22)
  • Had nine tackles for the second week in a row at Stony Brook (10/15)
  • Matched his career high with a team-best nine tackles at Villanova (10/8)
  • Had two tackles against Brown (10/1)
  • Made six tackles and had his first career interception, which he returned 20 yards, against New Hampshire (9/24)
  • Had a career-high nine tackles at Harvard (9/16)
  • Made eight tackles against Albany (9/10)
  • Had four tackles at Kansas (9/3)

2015 (Freshman)

  • Played all 11 games on defense and special teams, making two starts
  • Finished the season with 35 tackles and three pass break ups
  • Made five tackles at Towson (11/21)
  • Had three tackles against Stony Brook (11/14)
  • Made two tackles against Villanova (11/7)
  • Had four tackles at New Hampshire (10/31)
  • Made five tackles and broke up two passes at Brown (10/3)
  • Had two tackles at Maine (9/26)
  • Had two tackles and one pass break up against Harvard (9/19)
  • Made first career start and had seven tackles at Albany (9/12)
  • Made collegiate debut and had four tackles in season opener at Syracuse (9/4)
  • A mid-year transfer
  • Joined Rhode Island in time for Spring Camp

Before URI

  • Played a prep season at Fork Union Military Academy in 2014
  • Was a two-time All-State and All-Conference selection for Barringer
  • Named his school's MVP as a senior, recording 75 tackles, two interceptions and eight passes defended
  • Selected to play in the Phil Simms All-Star Game twice
  • Part of a state championship track team in high school

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2015Freshman

    S
    5'11" 180 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2016Sophomore

    S
    5'11" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017Junior

    S
    5'11" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Senior

    LB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    27