Quin Jones

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Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 232
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Abbeville, Miss.
High School:
Lafayette
Last College:
East Mississippi C.C.

- 2019 Cally Belcher Award recipient

2018 (Junior): One of SFA's most impressive newcomers on defense … Picked up the 2019 Cally Belcher Award at the first annual Golden Axe Awards … One of two linebackers to start all 10 games … Finished with the fourth-most total tackles among all Lumberjack defenders (48) … Tied for the third-most tackles for loss (5.0) and solo stops (23) on the team … Had a half of a sack for a loss of three yards, an interception, pass breakup, forced fumble and fumble recovery to go along with three quarterback hurries … Recorded five or more tackles on five different occasions and had four or more seven different times, owning nine multi-tackle games … Posted five tackles and had a quarterback hurry in the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) … Registered five tackles, including a five-yard tackle for loss, and had an early first-quarter interception in the 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods inside NRG Stadium in Houston against 16th-ranked Sam Houston State (Oct. 6) … Claimed seven tackles with 2.5 for a loss of seven yards versus No. 16 Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) … Also had seven tackles with half of a sack and a fumble recovery against Lamar (Oct. 27) … Racked up a career-high 11 tackles, including five unassisted stops, in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15).

Prior to SFA: Spent two years at East Mississippi Community College … Helped lead the EMCC Lions to a two-year composite record of 22-2, including the 2017 NJCAA national championship and back-to-back MACJC state titles … Played in 21 total games … Recorded 38 career tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss … Credited with 27 total tackles as a sophomore with a season-high seven stops in a meeting with Northwest Mississippi Community College … Had a 29-yard pick six in a 49-10 win over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … Had 11 total tackles as a freshman … Played his prep career at Lafayette High School where he had 370 total tackles, seven sacks, five interceptions and eight forced fumbles … A 2015 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game selection … Tabbed Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Class 4A First Team and All-USA Mississippi First Team as a senior … Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.