University of Rhode Island

Career Honors

• 2022 CAA Football All-Conference First Team
• 2021 Associated Press All-America Second Team
• 2021 CAA Football All-Conference Second Team honors
• 2017 Junior College All-American
• Program's all-time leader in passes defended with 33

2022 (Redshirt Senior)

• Earned First Team All-CAA Football Conference honors
• Led the CAA with 15 total passes defended and in passes defended per game (1.36)
• Led the CAA with 12 pass break ups
• Tied for third in CAA with three interceptions
• Started all 11 games
• Had three tackles, one interception and two pass break ups against UAlbany (11/19)
• Had five tackles and tied the program record with four pass break ups at New Hampshire (11/12)
• Tied the Rhode Island career record with his 26th career pass defensed against Maine (11/5)
• Had three tackles at William & Mary (10/29)
• Recorded three tackles and broke up one pass at Monmouth. Also broke up a pass in the end zone in the seventh overtime, though the statistic did not count due to it being on a conversion play (10/22) 
• Had three tackles against Elon (10/15)
• Made four tackles and broke up one pass against Brown (10/1)
• Had six tackles at Pitt (9/24)
• Made three stops against Delaware (9/17)
• Had two tackles and one pass break up at Bryant (9/10)
• Had one tackle, two pass break ups and two Had two interceptions, one of which was returned 42 yards for a touchdown at Stony Brook (9/1) 

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

• Named Associated Press All-America Second Team
• Earned CAA Football All-Conference Second Team honors
• Led CAA Football and ranked fourth in the country in interceptions per game (0.5)
• Started all 11 games
• Finished the season with 36 tackles, one sack, six interceptions and eight pass break ups
• Had seven tackles and one pass break up at Elon (11/20)
• Made four stops, broke up three passes and had one sack against New hampshire (11/13)
• Had one tackle and one interception at Massachusetts (11/6)
• Had four tackles and two pass break ups against Maine (10/30)
• Made one tackle at Villanova (10/23)
• Had three tackles at Towson (10/16)
• Recorded two interceptions - including one in the end zone to prevent a potential game-tying touchdown in the final minute of regulation - and added two tackles against No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
• Had three tackles, once interception and one pass break up against Stony Brook (10/2)
• Had one tackle and a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown at Brown (9/18)
• Made four tackles at UAlbany (9/11)
• Had five tackles and one interception that he returned 35 yards to set up a touchdown against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)

• Had four tackles against No. 9 Delaware (3/27)
• Had three tackles and broke up two passes at No. 18/19 Albany (3/20)
• Had a team-high five tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass break-ups at No. 6 Villanova (3/13)

2019 (Junior)

• Played in four games on defense and special teams
• Made his Rhode Island debut and had one tackle against Stony Brook (9/28) 

Before Rhode Island

• A junior college transfer from Nassau Community College
• A team captain for Nassau in 2018, he was a JuCo All-American in 2017
• Led Nassau to the Red Grange Bowl in 2018
• Had an interception in the game, helping his team defeat Northland, 46-6
• Recorded 11 interceptions in 22 career games for Nassau
• Comes from the same junior college program that produced Ahmere Dorsey, Naim Jones and Malik Wilder

Personal

• Born Oct. 23, 1999
• Son of Lillian Jones
• Picked Rhode Island over Sacred Heart, Indiana State and LIU Post
• Enjoys playing games
• Favorite athlete is LeBron James
• Favorite team is the 49ers
• Family is important to him
• Majoring in Criminal Justice