Fresno State becomes the first Mountain West team to have the Freshman of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honored in the same season
2012 (Junior): Selected to the All-Mountain West honorable mention team ... started all 13 games of the regular season, giving him 28 consecutive starts ... was fourth in the Mountain West with 14 passes defended, as he had a team-high 13 pass breakups with one interception ... had 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack, one interception, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry ... part of secondary that ranked second nationally in pass defense, giving up only 167.15 yards per game through the air, and ranked fourth in the FBS in pass efficiency defense at 100.75 ... helped the Bulldog defense rank fifth nationally with opponent completion percentage of just .514 ... helped lead the Fresno State defense that ranked third nationally in interceptions (22), fifth in turnovers gained (35), ranked 22nd in total defense (338.8) and 23rd nationally in third-down conversion defense (.340) ... had two pass breakups in four different games ... posted a season-high six tackles at No. 22 Boise State and vs. SMU in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl ... had three tackles, one fumble recovery, one interception and one pass breakup at New Mexico, Oct. 27.
2011 (Sophomore): Third-team All-WAC selection by Phil Steele ... started all 13 games at cornerback ... was fourth on the team in tackles with 56 ... recorded 44 solo tackles ... recorded three interceptions, which tied for the most by a Bulldog in the last eight years ... had back-to-back games with an interception to start the year, the first time that happened since 2004 when James Saunders did so ... recorded 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards ... second in the WAC in passes defended with 13 on the year , which ranked 18th nationally ... had four games with two or more pass breakups, including a career-high three passes broken up at Hawai'i, Nov. 19.
2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games, starting the Illinois game in place of injured Desia Dunn for his first career start ... made 11 solo tackles in his last two games combined with a season-high of six vs. Idaho ... had 17 tackles in the season, one for a loss ... had a solid season and saw considerable action on defense and special teams.
2009 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Lettered in football ... as a senior recorded 65 tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one sack and one interception return for a touchdown ... had seven kickoff returns for 386 yards and two touchdowns ... ran track and competed in the 100m with a time of 10.71 seconds and in the 200m with a time of 22.1 seconds ... had a jump of 21.4 in the long jump and a time of 41.60 in the 4 x 100 relay ... earned first-team Pac 5 ... first-team All-Serra League, first-team all-state and was the Defensive MVP of the league ... named the Daily News all-star.
Personal: Born July 29, 1990 ... parents are Lonnel Jones and Dianne Hathcock ... has two brothers, Anthony and Michael ... enjoys playing video games and playing chess ... participated in mentoring kids with a nonprofit organization Car Pe Diem ... admires his parents and grandmother ... biggest athletic thrill was making it to the Pac 5 championship. ... was recruited by Nevada and San Diego State ... majoring in communications.
Last updated on April 9, 2013
