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#49 Melvin Jones Season 2024

Position
Fullback
Height
6'2
Weight
258
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Lake Charles, La.
High School
Washington-Marion HS

CAREER
Gifted athlete who spent two years with the Tigers … Backup fullback as both a true freshman and sophomore … Did not to return to school following the 2014 fall semester … Played in 18 games with one start during his career at LSU … Scored two career TDs, both coming on passing plays … Former high school quarterback … Dad played football at Texas A&M for two years before finishing career at McNeese State, where he set an NCAA FCS record for consecutive games with a punt return for a touchdown (3). 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014)
Played in nine games with one start … Got first career start in road win over Florida where he caught a career-high four passes for 19 yards … Finished season with five receptions for 22 yards and a TD … Rushed the ball four times for 12 yards … TD came on a 3-yard pass from Brandon Harris in win over New Mexico State … Rushed for 11 yards on three carries in 10-7 win over No. 3 Ole Miss.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2013)
Played in nine games with no starts as a true freshman in 2013 … Saw action as a backup fullback as well as special teams … Caught one pass for a 7-yard touchdown in win over Furman.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the 4A All-State Team as a junior and senior … Earned a four-star rating from 247sports.com and Scout.com … Earned a three-star rating from Rivals.com and ESPN.com … Listed as a Top 300 All-American and the No. 10 inside linebacker by PrepStar … 247sports ranked him as the No. 171 recruit in the nation … Rated No. 176 in the nation and the eighth-best linebacker prospect by Scout … Recorded 78 tackles and an interception as a junior and followed that with 125 tackles as a senior … Also played quarterback in high school … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Coached by Freddie Harrison.

PERSONAL
Parents are Vicki and Troy Jones … Born Sept. 28, 1994 in Lake Charles … Dad signed as a running back with Texas A&M out of high school and spent two years with the Aggies before finishing his career at McNeese State where he led the Cowboys in punt return and kickoff returns in 1988 and 1989 … His dad returned three punts for touchdowns – all coming in consecutive games – for McNeese during the 1989 season … The three consecutive games with punt returns for a TD stands as a NCAA FCS Record. 

JONES’ CAREER HIGHS – RUSHING
Attempts: 3 vs. Ole Miss, 2014
Yards: 11 vs. Ole Miss, 2014
Touchdowns: 0
Long: 6 vs. Ole Miss, 2014

JONES’ CAREER HIGHS – RECEIVING
Receptions: 4 at Florida, 2014
Yards: 19 at Florida, 2014
Touchdowns: 1, twice (Last: New Mexico State, 2014; First: Furman, 2013)
Long: 7 vs. Furman

JONES’ CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

Year
G-GS
No.
Yds.
TD
Long
2013 9-0 0 0 0
2014 9-1 4 12 0 6
Totals
18-1
4
12
0
6

 JONES’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Year
G-GS
No.
Yds.
TD
Long
2013 9-0 1 7 1 7 (TD)
2014 9-1 5 22 1 5
Totals
18-1
6
29
2
7 (TD)
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