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Avery Jones

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Transfer
Height6'0"
Weight180 lbs
Est. eligibility2 yrs
Production index
High
Roster status
RosteredAvery Jones (DB) officially transferred from Lafayette College to Northern Illinois University
CollegeNI
Last updatedNov 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
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Background

2025: Made the move from wide receiver to defensive back prior to the spring season. 2024: Appeared in nine games…collected five tackles on special teams…hauled in 10 passes for 123 yards…caught five passes for 65 yards, both career highs, against Holy Cross (10/26)...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.6 GPA. 2023: Played in 10 games, seeing time primarily on special teams…recorded eight tackles on the season with two stops in four different games…made first career tackle at Princeton (10/7)…selected as one of 51 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction after achieving a 3.43 GPA. AT MOUNT ST. JOSEPH: Played wide receiver and defensive back in two seasons as a varsity starter…earned All-MIAA honorable mention status…finished with 35 catches for more than 700 yards with nine touchdowns in his senior season, while guiding his squad to a 7-4 mark…made 18 tackles and added five pass breakups…sprinter on the track and field team, earning All-MIAA honors…ran a 10.7 in the 100m, 21.5 in the 200m and a 6.49 in the 55m…school record holder as a member of the 4x200 relay team…ranks fourth all-time in the 55m…three-sport athlete who played point guard on the basketball team, averaging 10.2 points en route to a 22-1 record and a Baltimore Catholic League Tournament championship…honor roll student who was also on Principal’s Honor Roll and the MSJ Athletic Honor Roll. Personal: Son of Avery and Shakisha Jones…born 12/30/04.

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁭󠁤󠁿Columbia, MD
High schoolMount St. Joseph
Scholarship--
Career path
  • Transferred
    Avery Jones (DB) officially transferred from Lafayette College to Northern Illinois University
  • CommittedUpNext · 1/8/26, 2:03 AM
    Avery Jones (DB) committed to Northern Illinois University
Career stats
YRSCHOOLGPGSDEF SNAPSPRODPBUPDEFINTTACKSOLO
2026
Northern Illinois University
97233High0104527
2025
Lafayette College
12068High1434728
2024
Lafayette College
9010--00055
2023
Lafayette College
100--Low00085
Career407311High15310565
Injury history
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Profile last updated Nov 8, 2026