2018 Sophomore

• Member of the Illinois team

2017 Redshirt Freshman

• Member of the Illinois squad

2016 Freshman

• Redshirted the 2016 season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout
• Ranked the No. 72 defensive end nationally by 247 Sports
• Ranked among the top 20 recruits in Missouri by 247 Sports (No. 14) and ESPN.com (No. 20)
• Earned all-district honors as DE and TE in 2015
• Earned four varsity letters in football
• High school coach was Arnel Monroe

Personal

• Born April 22, 1998
• Full name is Brandon Palmer O’Neill Jones
• Son of Brian and Mary Kay Jones
• Father was an offensive lineman at UConn and spent 15 years as the running backs coach at Missouri (2001-15)
• Has on older brother, Grant, and one younger sister, Audrey
• Brother, Grant Jones, plays linebacker at Missouri
• Says he chose Illinois because it “felt like a home away from home”
• Lists NFL DE J.J. Watt as his favorite athlete because “he is a defensive role model on and off the field”
• Enrolled in general curriculum