The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jacoby Jones
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Weight:
- 264
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- McCluer North
- Previous School:
- Butler CC
- Major:
- Youth and Community Studies
A third-year defensive lineman who utilized his additional year of eligibility and played in 27 games with seven starts ... enrolled at Texas in January 2019 ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019) ... was a two-time all-conference defensive lineman transfer from Butler Community College.
SUPER SENIOR (2021)
Played in and started seven games … registered 20 tackles (nine solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries … tallied four tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry in the season-opening victory over Louisiana … had two tackles at Arkansas … recorded four tackles (one solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Rice … made three tackles (two solo) and had one quarterback hurry against Texas Tech … had a season-high five tackles (four solo) at TCU … made one tackle versus Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … missed the next five games due to injury … returned and started in the season finale and recorded one tackle for a loss of 10 yards.
SENIOR (2020)
Played in nine games ... did not compete in the season opener against UTEP ... logged 29 tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup ... recorded a career-high eight tackles versus TCU ... posted five tackles, one tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... made four tackles, broke up one pass and hurried the quarterback once in a home win over Baylor ... recorded three tackles, one sack and recovered a fumble in Texas’ comeback win at No. 6 Oklahoma State ... logged three tackles versus No. 13 Iowa State ... recovered a fumble in the regular season finale at Kansas State ... totaled four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played in 11 games ... logged 14 tackles and forced one fumble ... opened the season with a four-tackle performance against Louisiana Tech ... also forced a fumble against the Bulldogs ... notched three tackles against Rice ... made two tackles at West Virginia ... tallied two tackles at TCU ... logged one tackle on the road against No. 13 Baylor.
BEFORE TEXAS
A two-time all-conference defensive lineman transfer from Butler Community College who enrolled in January 2019 ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019) ... ranked No. 29 nationally in the junior college ranks and as the No. 2 JUCO strongside defensive end by 247Sports ... ranked No. 8 on ESPN’s JC50 and No. 2 at defensive end ... selected first-team All-KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) in 2018 ... finished second on the team and third in the conference in sacks (10.5) and tackles for loss (16), and fourth on the team in tackles (58), while forcing a fumble, recovering a fumble and batting down three passes as a sophomore ... recorded at least eight tackles in seven games ... notched a season-high eight tackles and three tackles for loss with a sack against Air Force Prep ... also posted three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and seven tackles against Independence ... helped Butler to an 8-4 overall record, a 5-2 conference record and a Midwest Classic Bowl Championship in 2018 ... earned honorable mention All-KJCCC honors in 2017 ... registered 21 tackles (nine solo), 3.5 sacks and four tackles for loss in nine games as a freshman ... posted at least three tackles in four games ... totaled a season-high five tackles (all solo) with a sack against Garden City ... helped Butler to an 8-3 overall record and a 5-2 conference mark in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at a McCluer North High School in St. Louis ... also played tight end ... tabbed first-team Suburban XII North All-Conference as a defensive lineman as a senior in 2016 ... tabbed first-team Suburban XII North All-Conference as a defensive lineman as a junior in 2015 ... earned second-team Suburban XII North All-Conference honors as a defensive lineman as a sophomore in 2014 ... part of a defense that allowed just 17.1 points per game including back-to-back shutouts over River Gardens and McCluer ... helped McCluer to a 6-4 overall record, including a 4-1 conference mark, and an appearance in the Class 5 Missouri state playoffs in 2014 ... also competed in basketball and shot put in high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Laniesha Mclemore ... brothers are Johnathan Jones and Jamar Hemphill ... grew up in Shreveport, La.
