2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Julian Jones
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Position:
- LB
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake
Career Highs
Tackles: 11 at Michigan, 10/22/16
Solos: 5 at Michigan, 10/22/16
TFL: 1.0 three times (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)
Interceptions: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
Interception Return Yards: 10 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
Long Interception Return: 10 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
Touchdowns: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
2017 Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in seven games with four starts at linebacker
- Missed the last five games with an injury
- 29 tackles (16 solo), 1.0 TFL, one interception, one fumble recovery
- Interception returned for a touchdown against Western Kentucky
- First career fumble recovery at Minnesota
- Transferred following the season
2016 Sophomore
- Played in 11 games with four starts at linebacker
- Started two of the final three games
- 32 tackles (16 solo), 2.0 TFLs on the season
- Third on the team with seven special teams tackles
- Career-high 11 tackles (five solo) at Michigan in second career start
- First career start at Nebraska
- TFLs vs. Murray State and at Nebraska
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Freshman
- Played in eight of the first nine games of the season, primarily on special teams
- Made three tackles (two solo) on season
- Recorded his first collegiate tackle on special team vs. Middle Tennessee
- Made Illini debut against Western Illinois
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN.com and Scout
- Ranked as the No. 12 outside linebacker in Georgia by 247Sports and No. 15 by Scout
- First-team All-Region OLB and All-City in 2014 after racking up 70 tackles, nine TFLs, four sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles
- Second-team All-Region as a QB in 2013
- Three-year letterwinner in both football and track and field
Personal
- Born June 4, 1997
- Son of Adrian and Christa Jones
- Has one sister
- Father, Adrian Jones, played defensive back for Missouri from 1986-89 and is the Tigers' career interceptions leader with 15
- Lists fellow Westlake HS football star Cam Newton as his favorite athlete
- National Honor Society member
- Majoring in kinesiology
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