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#35 Sai'vion Jones Season 2025

Position
Defensive End
Height
6'6
Weight
280
Class
Senior
Hometown
Vacherie, La.
High School
St. James HS

2025 Senior Bowl Participant

Had best season at LSU as a senior in 2024 with 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … Capped career starting 27 consecutive games on the defensive line for the Tigers … Finished career with 51 appearances and 29 starts … 99 career tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks … Added 17 quarterback hurries and 3 forced fumbles … Three-sport standout at St. James High School (football, basketball and track and field) … Invited to participate in the 2025 Senior Bowl.

SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Started all 13 games at defensive end/edge rusher … Tallied 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … Added 8 quarterback hurries, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Opened season with 5 tackles, including a pair of sacks, against USC … Also forced a fumble and broke up a pass against the Trojans … First sack vs. USC came at the LSU 20-yard line on first down, eventually leading to a field goal … Second sack came in third quarter on third-and-five at the LSU 14-yard line forcing another field goal … Credited with sacks in 4 of LSU’s first 5 games … Had sacks against South Carolina (4-yard loss), UCLA (7-yard loss) and South Alabama (3-yard loss) … Closed career with 4 tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss, in Texas Bowl win over Baylor … Had 1 tackle and 3 quarterback hurries at Florida … Season-high 5 tackles in 3 games – vs. Southern Cal, at South Carolina, and Alabama … Recovered a fumble in win over UCLA.

JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started all 13 games at edge rusher, recording 33 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Batted down 2 passes and had 7 quarterback hurries … . Had a sack for a 7-yard loss vs. Mississippi State … Had season-high 6 tackles and a half-sack in win over Florida … Other sack came in win over Grambling … Helped in comeback win over Texas A&M with 6 tackles and a quarterback hurry … Played a total of 544 defensive snaps with a season-high of 71 at Ole Miss.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Played in all 14 games with 3 starts … Starts came against Southern, New Mexico and Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Had a tackle for loss in 6 games and sacks in 4 contests … Set career-best with 6 tackles in home-opener vs. Southern … Followed that with a sack for an 8-yard loss in win over Mississippi State … Sack against Mississippi State came on 3-and-10 and forced a punt … Had sack for 7-yard loss in third quarter at Arkansas … Other sacks came against UAB and Purdue … Forced a fumble vs. Mississippi State.

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Appeared in 11 games with no starts … Capped season with 3 tackles and a quarterback hurry … Had 1 tackle in games against Central Michigan, Arkansas and Louisiana-Monroe.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named the Baton Rouge Advocate’s Outstanding Defensive Player for 3A and below in 2020 after recording 75 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 23 quarterback hurries … Class 3A MVP and first team all-state … Listed as a four-star player by 247 Sports and rated as the No. 5 player in Louisiana … Listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN and rated as the nation’s No. 55 defensive end and the 13th best overall player in the state of Louisiana … As a junior, led his team to the 3A state title, the school’s first since 1979 … Recorded 103 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and 25 quarterback hurries as a junior … Earned Class 3A MVP honors after leading his team to a 15-0 overall mark … Standout in basketball and track and field in high school … Earned all-district honors in basketball … Threw the shot put and javelin and also participated in the high jump at St. James … Coached by Robert Valdez.

Sai’vion Jones’ Career Highs
Tackles: 6, 3X (Last: vs. Texas A&M, 2023; First: vs. Southern, 2022)
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. USC, 2024
Sacks: 2.0 vs. USC, 2024
QB Hurries: 3 at Florida, 2024

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