The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Brandon Jones
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Nacogdoches
- Major:
- Sport Management
A four-year defensive back who played in 46 career games with 35 starts … one of six Longhorns elected by their teammates as a captain for the 2019 season … named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists in 2019 … a fourth-team preseason All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele in 2019 … honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2018 … a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019) … was an All-American and two-time all-state honoree in high school … played in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game.
SENIOR (2019)
Played in and started 12 games … missed the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah due to injury … before missing the Alamo Bowl, led the Longhorns with 86 tackles, including 64 solo stops, during the regular season … also logged 4.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one sack … opened his senior season with seven tackles and a fumble recovery versus Louisiana Tech … posted six tackles, one sack and one pass breakup versus No. 6 LSU … made three tackles at Rice … broke up two passes, logged two tackles for loss and finished with seven total tackles (six solo) in Texas’ Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State … racked up six tackles, including five solo stops, at West Virginia … posted five tackles and intercepted a Jalen Hurts pass versus No. 6 Oklahoma … marked the second-straight year he recorded an interception in the AT&T Red River Showdown … logged 10 tackles, all solo stops, against Kansas … notched 11 tackles at TCU the following the week, marking his second-straight outing with double-digit tackles … also intercepted a pass, his second of the season … registered six tackles, one forced fumble and one tackle for loss against the Wildcats … tallied nine total tackles (six solos) and one pass breakup… Registered four tackles (two solos) against the Bears … totaled 12 tackles against the Red Raiders in his final game in Austin.
JUNIOR (2018)
Played in and started 10 games (missed Tulsa, WVU, Texas Tech, Iowa State) … was fourth on the team with 70 tackles (48 solo) … made 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup … named honorable mention All-Big 12 … started at safety against Maryland and led the team with 10 tackles (five solo) with one tackle for loss … started at safety against USC and led the team with nine tackles (six solo) and two tackles for loss … had 10 tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry in the win over No. 17 TCU … it was his first career interception … had six tackles (five solo) in the Longhorns’ victory over Kansas State … led the team with nine tackles (five solo) and an interception with a return of 19 yards in a victory over No. 7 Oklahoma … had five tackles (four solo) and a TFL in the 23-17 victory over Baylor … had three tackles (two solo) in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … had seven tackles (six solo) including one and a half TFL in the road win over Kansas … totaled seven tackles with a fumble recovery in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … had four tackles in the 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Played in and started 12 games … finished third on the team with 61 tackles, including four for loss … had two pass breakups, two QB hurries and a forced fumble … started his second career game in the season opener against Maryland totaling six tackles (five solo) … finished a 56-0 win against San Jose State with four tackles (two solo) … made a career-high seven tackles (all solo) in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC … made three tackles and had one quarterback hurry in a 17-7 road victory at Iowa State to open Big 12 play … led the Longhorns and had a career-high 11 tackles in a double-overtime win against Kansas State … had one tackle for loss. … had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … started at safety against Oklahoma State … recorded one solo tackle and a pass breakup … helped hold the No. 10/11 Cowboys to season lows in passing yards and total yards … started in Texas’ 38-7 victory at Baylor … had four tackles (two solo) … made nine tackles (seven solo) in a loss at No. 10/12 TCU … made five tackles (all solo) with two tackles for loss in the Longhorns’ 42-27 win over Kansas … totaled five tackles and a forced fumble in the Longhorns’ win at No. 24/25 West Virginia … forced the fumble at the goal line in the first quarter, forcing a touchback and giving the ball back to the Longhorns … missed the regular season finale against Texas Tech … had two tackles and a pass breakup in the Longhorns’ 33-16 Texas Bowl victory over Missouri.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in all 12 games and made one start (Oklahoma State) … totaled 16 tackles (12 solo) with two blocked punts … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 10 Notre Dame … had a tackle in the victory on special teams … made two more tackles in a week two victory over UTEP … also blocked a punt in the first quarter … his blocked punt was the first UT blocked punt since Carrington Byndom did so in 2012 … became just the fourth player in UT school history to ever block a punt in back-to-back games when he did so against California … added a special teams tackle in the game … made his first career start at safety in a week four loss to Oklahoma State … had one tackle in the game … had one kick-off return for 21 yards against OU … had two solo tackles in the game against Iowa State … had one kickoff return for 23 yards against Baylor … had two solo tackles against Texas Tech … had one solo tackle against West Virginia … had one tackle against TCU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Bobby Reyes at Nacogdoches High School … an All-America and two-time all-state and all-district honoree … selected to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game … earned All-America honors from Scout.com, along with second-team honors from MaxPreps and honorable mention from Parade Magazine in 2015 … chosen Defensive Player of the Year in Texas and to the All-USA Texas First Team by USA Today … named first-team 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association … tabbed one of the top four defensive backs in Texas, honorable mention Super Team and to “2016 Texas’ Best” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … named Defensive Player of the Year in District 16-5A … placed No. 3 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 … picked a Top 30 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribune … rated No. 19 nationally (No. 1 safety) and No. 1 safety in Texas by Scout … ranked No. 49 nationally (No. 2 safety) and No. 7 overall in Texas by ESPN … rated No. 52 nationally (No. 3 safety) and No. 5 overall in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 97 nationally (No. 5 safety) and No. 11 overall in Texas by Rivals … recorded 124 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss, and two interceptions, while scoring eight touchdowns between offense and special teams … named 2015 preseason first-team Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … played in only five games as a junior in 2014 due to injury … posted 30 tackles and two forced fumbles … helped Nacogdoches to a 7-4 overall record, including a 4-3 district mark, and an appearance in the 5A Division II bidistrict playoffs in 2014 … selected to the 2014 preseason MaxPreps Junior All-America Team … named a first-team Sophomore All-American by MaxPreps in 2013 … chosen honorable mention 4A All-State by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association … tabbed unanimous first-team All-District 16-4A as a defensive back, while also making the first team as a return specialist … registered 95 tackles, five interceptions with one returned for a touchdown and eight pass breakups as a sophomore … part of a defense that allowed 26.5 points per game with four games of 14 or fewer points and one shutout against Jacksonville … helped Nacogdoches to a 7-4 overall record, including a 3-2 district mark, with an appearance in the 4A Division I bidistrict playoffs in 2013 … also competed in track and field (100m, 4x100m, 4x200m) at Nacogdoches … ran anchor for the 4x200m team that finished third in the UIL 4A State Championships in 2014.
PERSONAL
Son of Sarah and Bert Jones … has four brothers - Bryson, Brayden, Brennan and Braxton … grandfather, Frederick G. Shelby, received his masters degree from UT in the 1940s … father played football at Stephen F. Austin from 1986-88 … graduated with a degree in sports management and a minor in education.
