Eastern Washington University Athletics

2016: Listed as a starter at center on the preseason depth chart.
 
2015: An injury replacement for senior Cassidy Curtis, Jones made the first start of his Eagle career against Northern Iowa (9/12/15), but left the game with a knee injury. Later in the year versus Cal Poly (10/10/15), Jones started in as an injury replacement for eventual All-American Clay DeBord, but left that game with a sprained ankle. Jones ended up playing nine of EWU’s 11 games. He helped Eastern rank eighth in FCS in total offense with an average of 478.5 yards per game, including the nation’s top passing offense (353.3 per game). Eastern was also 19th in scoring offense (34.6). Eastern had two of the top six performances for total offense in school history in 2015, including 667 against Montana State (9/19/15) to rank fourth.
 
2014: Played in three games and lettered. He helped lead Eastern’s offense to new heights in 2014, especially on the scoreboard. For the first time in school history, Eastern scored at least 50 points in six games, including outings of 56, 54, 52, 52, 56 and 56. The Eagles were first in FCS in scoring offense (44.1 per game) and first downs (361 total), second in passing efficiency (163.52), third in total offense (513.4) and second in passing offense (328.2). Eastern’s red zone offense was second in FCS, scoring 94.9 percent of the time.
 
2013: Did not play in any games but was on the roster as a non-lettering squad member. 2012: Redshirted.
 
HS: Graduated from Lakewood HS in 2012. Was a first team All-Cascade Conference selection as a senior defensive lineman. Was selected as the team’s most improved player after helping lead the team to the Cascade Conference title. He had 29 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery in 2011. Lakewood finished 10-2 overall and 6-1 in the league, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the State 2A Playoffs where it lost to W.F. West 33-18. His Eastern teammate Dylan Donohue (’14) also attended Lakewood.
 
Personal: Communication studies major. Born 5/19/94 in Everett, Wash. His parents are Brett and Katie Jones.