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Jersey Number 49
Chris Jones
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pompano Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Coconut Creek
- Major:
- Criminal Justice and Public Management
- Birthday:
- 9/25/2001
Bio
Senior (2024)
Freshman (2021)
- Recorded five tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of two yards at Michigan State
- Versus Army, tallied six tackles
- Had a solo tackle and a pass breakup in the Owls' Shula Bowl win over FIU
- Added two tackle assists and a pass breakup in the Owls' UConn efforts
- Led all tacklers and had a monster night in the Owls' 41-10 win over Wagner with five tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss, of which one was a sack for a loss of 13 yards, and added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup
- Put pressure on North Texas all night, recording six tackles, including one for a loss of a year
- Put pressure on the UTSA quarterback all night and collected three tackles, including a tackles assist for a loss of a yard
- Continues to guide the DL with three tackles, including an assisted TFL versus South Florida
- Assisted on two tackles at ECU, one for a loss of a yard
- Recorded five tackles, including four solo, and two tackles were for a loss of five yards while adding a Temple pass breakup
- Closed out his FAU home career with a tackle assist and a pass breakup versus Charlotte
- Credited with two tackles in his final game as an Owl, a road win over Tulsa
- Named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators
- Drew the start and added a tackle assist in the Owls' season-opening win over Monmouth
- Added a tackle assist, which was for a loss of two yards, in the Ohio contest
- Started versus Clemson and was credited with a solo tackle
- Tallied three tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards at Illinois
- Grabbed a solo tackle in the Owls' 20-17 win over Tulsa
- Credited with a QBH at USF
- Ended his UTSA game with six tackles
- In his Charlotte start, the night ended with a victory and a pair of tackle assists
- Earned a tackle assist in his UAB start
- Contributed three tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of three yards, of which 0.5 was a sack for a loss of one yard, versus ECU
- Drew the start versus Tulane
- Tallied three tackles in his Rice start and added a tackle for a loss of a yard
- Saw his first action after suffering a late camp injury at Ohio and was credited with three tackle assists
- Collected a solo tackle in UCF start
- Contributed a solo tackle at Purdue
- Credited with three tackles, including two solo, one of which was a sack for a loss of two yards, at UNT
- Part of a defensive rotation in the Owls' 17-14 win over Rice
- Drew a start at UTEP
- Added a tackle assist in the Owls' 24-17 win over UAB
- Ended his day's work at Middle Tennessee with three tackles, including a half TFL for a loss of one and two QBHs
- Saw action versus WKU, the season's finale
Freshman (2021)
- Had seven tackles (5-2) at Florida, including one for a loss of three yards
- Recorded a tackle assist in the Owls' home-opening win over Georgia Southern
- Tallied three tackles and a pass BrUp in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Recorded four tackles (2-2) at Air Force
- Credited with two tackles at UAB, including one for a loss of three yards
- Forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Collected two tackles in the Owls' 28-25 C-USA win over UTEP
- Had three tackles, including one for a loss of 1 yard
- Played with his hand on the ground for the majority of his snaps and collected two tackles (1-1), including a sack for a loss of eight yards versus ODU
- Credited with three tackles at WKU, including two solo
- Recorded three tackles, including one solo, versus MT, the Owls' final game of 2021
- He saw action in the season opener versus Charlotte and was praised for his performance by Coach Taggart. Recorded two tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of nine yards
- Recorded a fourth-quarter tackle assist at No. 22/25 Marshall
- Continues to impress with four tackles, including three for a loss of 19 yards, and two of his TFLs, which were sacks, in the Owls' 24-3 victory over UTSA...added a QBH
- Played a role in the Owls' 10-6 win over WKU
- Had a solo tackle in the Owls' 38-19 Shula Bowl win at FIU
- Helped FAU to a 24-2 win over UMass
- Saw action at Georgia Southern
- Worked with the Owls' kick coverage unit at Southern Miss
- Drew his first collegiate start in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl and added a solo tackle to the Owls' defense
High School
- His senior year at Coconut Creek, he posted 48 tackles, seven for a loss, with eight sacks
- Also scooped up a fumble recovery for a 20-yard return
- Son of Mrs. Newkirk
- 247Sports gave him a three-star rating, with rankings of No. 48 as a defensive end and No. 114 in the state of Florida
- Other interested schools included Florida State, UCF, USF, Minnesota, Indiana, Wake Forest, and Kansas
- Criminal justice and public management major
- Born Sept. 25, 2001
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