2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jones, Deon
Jersey Number 5
Deon Jones
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Oxon Hill, Md.
- High School:
- Potomac
- Prev School:
- Maryland
Bio
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in nine games with six starts at safety … fourth on the team with 42 tackles and tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries … had his season end prematurely due to a knee injury … seven tackles, one TFL, forced fumble and a fumble recovery in first career game as an Eagle at Duke (9/19) … career-best 11 tackles against No. 2 Notre Dame (11/14).
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Appeared in the first 10 games of the season with six starts at safety ... tallied 34 tackles (22 solo), one forced fumble and a pass breakup ... recorded a career-best seven tackles (three solo) at No. 17 Minnesota (10/26) ... tallied then career-best six tackles (four solo) vs. Indiana (10/19) ... earned first career start vs. No. 21 Syracuse, securing three tackles and forcing a fumble.
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in the first 11 games of the season ... totaled 17 tackles (11 solo), one tackle for loss and a forced fumble ... forced first career fumble against Michigan State (11/3)... had career-high five tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at No. 19 Iowa (10/20).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus 4-star recruit according to all major recruiting databases … ranked No. 155 in the ESPN300 … the 14th-ranked cornerback nationally according to ESPN and Rivals … ranked the top defensive back in the state of Maryland … missed the 2016 season due to injury … 2015 First Team All-WCAC … was also considering Florida, Clemson, Florida State and Penn State.
PERSONAL: Son of Erica Janifer … enrolled in the Woods College of Advancing Studies focusing on sports administration … recipient of the John J. Connor '44 Continuing Education Fund.
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Appeared in the first 10 games of the season with six starts at safety ... tallied 34 tackles (22 solo), one forced fumble and a pass breakup ... recorded a career-best seven tackles (three solo) at No. 17 Minnesota (10/26) ... tallied then career-best six tackles (four solo) vs. Indiana (10/19) ... earned first career start vs. No. 21 Syracuse, securing three tackles and forcing a fumble.
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in the first 11 games of the season ... totaled 17 tackles (11 solo), one tackle for loss and a forced fumble ... forced first career fumble against Michigan State (11/3)... had career-high five tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at No. 19 Iowa (10/20).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus 4-star recruit according to all major recruiting databases … ranked No. 155 in the ESPN300 … the 14th-ranked cornerback nationally according to ESPN and Rivals … ranked the top defensive back in the state of Maryland … missed the 2016 season due to injury … 2015 First Team All-WCAC … was also considering Florida, Clemson, Florida State and Penn State.
PERSONAL: Son of Erica Janifer … enrolled in the Woods College of Advancing Studies focusing on sports administration … recipient of the John J. Connor '44 Continuing Education Fund.
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