Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Jones
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Enterprise, Ala.
- High School:
- Enterprise HS
2017 Phil Steele All-America Third Team (Kickoff Returner)
2017 FWAA Freshman All-America (Kickoff Returner)
2017 ESPN Freshman All-America (Kickoff Returner)
2017 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Return Specialist & All-Purpose)
2017 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
2018 (Sophomore): Named All-Sun Belt First Team as a return specialist and second team as a defensive back … Second in the Sun Belt averaging 25.6 yards per kickoff return, including a 96-yard return for a touchdown against Coastal Carolina – returned the opening kickoff against Coastal for a touchdown for the second straight season … Allowed a catch against him on just 52.8 percent of targets against him (19-of-36) … Broke up nine passes with a season-high three in the opener against Boise State … Picked off passes at ULM – in end zone to seal the win – and at South Alabama – injured on the play and missed two games
2017 (Freshman): Became Troy’s second All-American since moving to the FBS level – named to the Phil Steele All-America Third Team as a kick returner … Jones was also named to the ESPN and Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Teams … Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year ... Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as both a return specialist and an all-purpose player … Set the Troy single-season record and tied the Troy career record with three kickoff returns touchdowns … Tied the NCAA record with two kick return touchdowns in the game against Coastal Carolina; just the 21st player to accomplish the feat … He added a 99-yard return for a touchdown in Troy’s Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … Returned 29 kicks for 879 yards; his 30.31 average ranks as the third-best in Troy’s single-season history and places him second in the career annals … Returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the Arkansas State game; it was the longest interception return and just the fourth 100-yard play in Troy’s FBS history … Picked off a fourth-quarter pass and recorded a career-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at No. 22 LSU, which snapped the Tigers’ 49-game non-conference home winning streak … Posted five solo tackles and two pass break ups as he made the start in the New Orleans Bowl … Finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles (34 solo), two tackles for loss and six pass break ups … Had at least one tackle in all but one game of the season … Returned 14 punts for 115 yards, the longest being a 47-yard return against Alabama State … Tied for first in the Sun Belt and second nationally with three 90-plus yard all-purpose plays … His four all-purpose plays of 80-plus yards ranked fourth nationally
High School: Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association 7A All-State First Team following his senior season at Enterprise High School … Helped lead Enterprise to an 11-2 record and a berth in the second round of the Alabama 7A Playoffs … Named to the AL.com Super All-State Team following his senior season … Recorded 27 tackles and five interceptions … Also returned three punts for a touchdown and one kickoff for a touchdown … Added a receiving touchdown and fumble return for a touchdown … As a junior, recorded 50 tackles, three interceptions, three tackles for loss, a forced fumble and eight pass break ups; returned one interception for a touchdown … Rated as a top 50 player in the state and as a three-star prospect by ESPN … Also played basketball for the Wildcats … Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals
Personal: Full name is Marcus Elliot Jones … Son of Viola and Marc Jones … Has one brother, Marc Jones, Jr. ... Born Oct. 22, 1998 ... Majoring in psychology
