2020 Football Roster
Roster
Naquan Jones
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Evanston, Ill.
- High School:
- Evanston Township
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner had 78 tackles, including 12.5 for losses (44 yards) and 3.0 sacks (20 yards), with three pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, in 46 career games, making five career starts (one in 2019, four in 2020).
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Recorded 24 tackles with a career-high 5.0 tackles for loss (7 yards), one pass break-up and one fumble recovery in playing all seven games, making four starts . . . played a total of 314 snaps . . . had three games this season with at least 1.0 TFL . . . started at Penn State and registered four tackles and one pass break-up in playing in 45 snaps . . . notched four stops, with 1.0 TFL in Ohio State game, notching 49 snaps . . . tied career-high with six tackles and logged new career-best with 2.5 tackles for loss in Northwestern game, playing 41 snaps . . . posted three tackles in Indiana game, being in on 47 snaps . . . started game at Iowa at defensive tackle and posted pair of stops in playing 37 snaps . . . notched one tackle in starting at Michigan, playing 42 snaps . . . started season opener vs. Rutgers and notched three tackles, with 1.5 tackles for loss (2 yards) and registered first fumble recovery of career in playing 53 snaps.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games . . . recorded 15 tackles (seven solo, eight assists) . . . played a total of 257 snaps . . . had a 9-yard sack against Wake Forest in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl . . . tallied two tackles at Rutgers . . . made first start of Spartan career in Illinois game, playing in 22 snaps . . . posted pair of stops in Penn State game . . . recorded season-high three stops at Ohio State . . . tallied two tackles and one QB hurry in Indiana game . . . played a season-high 31 snaps at Northwestern . . . tallied two tackles against Arizona State . . . played 22 snaps in season opener vs. Tulsa.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Recorded career highs in tackles (26), tackles for loss (4.5 for 22 yards) and sacks (2.0 for 11 yards) in 13 games . . . also had one forced fumble and a pass break-up . . . played a total of 295 snaps . . . ranked fourth on defensive line and 10th on defense with 69 production points during the regular season . . . posted two stops vs. Oregon in the Redbox Bowl . . . tallied three tackles with half sack against Ohio State . . . had breakout game at Maryland, logging career-high six stops with five solo and one assist, with 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, adding a forced fumble . . . recorded one tackle in Purdue game with 0.5 sack . . . notched four stops in Michigan game, adding one pass break-up . . . posted pair of stops against Northwestern . . . registered two tackles against Central Michigan, with 1.0 TFL . . . logged three tackles with 0.5 TFL at Indiana.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games, including making Spartan debut against Bowling Green, to earn his first letter . . . played nearly 250 snaps (247) in his first season . . . recorded 13 tackles, with 2.0 tackles for loss and one pass break-up . . . recorded one solo stop against No. 18 Washington State in the Holiday Bowl . . . logged one tackle with 0.5 tackle for loss at Rutgers . . . posted one pass break-up against Maryland . . . tallied two tackles at No. 11 Ohio State . . . posted season-high three stops including 0.5 tackle for loss, while adding two pass break-ups against No. 7 Penn State . . . tallied one stop in both Indiana and Minnesota games . . . logged one tackle for loss in Iowa game . . . posted two tackles against Western Michigan . . . registered 12 production points, leading the defensive line, after posting one tackle and one QB hurry . . . collected team "Burst of the Week" and "Defensive Attack Force Player of the Week" awards.
2016 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated among nation's top prospects by Scout.com (No. 180) and 247Sports.com (No. 214) . . . ranked among the country's top defensive tackles by Scout.com (No. 22), 247Sports.com (No. 23), Rivals.com (No. 24) and ESPN.com (No. 31) . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by ESPN.com (No. 31) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state's top seniors by 247Sports.com (No. 2), ESPN.com (No. 4) and Rivals.com (No. 5) . . . two-year starter for Coach Mike Burzawa at Evanston (Illinois) Township High School . . . two-way starter in 17 of his last 19 games (defensive tackle along with either right or left tackle) . . . named to USA TODAY's ALL-USA Illinois First Team . . . selected to the Pioneer Press All-Area second team in 2015 . . . earned first-team All-Central Suburban League South honors as a senior . . . recorded 44 tackles in 2015 . . . tallied 39 stops as a junior . . . produced 13 career tackles for loss, including six sacks . . . also lettered in basketball for the Wildkits . . . son of Emil Jones and the late Germaine Thomas . . . born Feb. 5, 1998 . . . graduated in December 2020 with a bachelor's degree in advertising management.
