Biography
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star All-American, Max Preps All-American second team and USA Today All-Texas first team as a senior outside linebacker at Westlake High in Austin (Tex.). In 2016, he had 103 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 4 deflections and 2 forced fumbles. As a junior in 2015, he had 116 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 4 deflections, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble and 1 blocked field goal. As a 2014 sophomore, he had 19 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 1 interception.
PERSONAL: His father, Robert Jones, was an All-American linebacker at East Carolina (1988-91) and then was drafted in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys and played 10 years in the NFL with the Cowboys (1992-95, including winning NFC Rookie of the Year in 1992 and winning 3 Super Bowls), St. Louis Rams (1996-97), Miami Dolphins (1998-2000) and Washington Redskins (2001). His brother, Cayleb, was a wide receiver at Texas (2011) and Arizona (2012-15) and then in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings (2016), while brother, Isaiah (Zay), was a wide receiver at East Carolina (2013-16) who set NCAA career (399) and season (158 in 2016) reception records and now is with the Buffalo Bills. His uncle, Jeff Blake, was a quarterback at East Carolina and then in the NFL with the New York Jets (1992-93), Cincinnati Bengals (1994-99), New Orleans Saints (2000-01), Baltimore Ravens (2002), Arizona Cardinals (2003), Philadelphia Eagles (2004) and Chicago Bears (2005). His cousin, Emory Blake, was a wide receiver at Auburn (2009-11, including on the Tigers’ 2010 national championship team).
