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AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Started all 11 contests … Threw for 2,210 yards and 16 touchdowns on 221-of-355 (.623) passing with six interceptions … Also ran for 115 yards and five additional scores on 77 rushing attempts. Winston-Salem State: Threw for 180 yards and one touchdown on 21-of-35 passing … also added a season-best 71 yards on 11 carries … completed seven of his first nine pass attempts (78 yards) … went 6-of-10 for 56 yards on eventual game-winning drive late in fourth quarter, including 14-yard scoring strike to Shammond Hicks. Virginia State: Finished 16-of-32 for 162 yards, with both a touchdown and an interception … was also sacked six times. Catawba: Threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 17 rushing yards and an additional score … ran for all 18 yards of a drive late in first half, including a 1-yard scoring plunge that marked his first career rushing touchdown. Limestone: Accounted for 287 yards and one touchdown on 26-of-41 passing, while also registering a pair of rushing touchdowns as well … found Faheem Diaab on a 25-yard touchdown strike just less than five minutes into game, and capped off long drives in the third and fourth quarters with short scoring jaunts. Carson-Newman: Threw for 121 yards and one touchdown on 16-of-25 passing with two interceptions … Found Marcus McDonald on a 34-yard touchdown pass midway through third quarter. Mars Hill: Accounted for a season-best three passing touchdowns … completed 24-of-30 (.800) pass attempts for 265 yards … hooked up with Marcus McDonald on a 64-yard scoring strike on the game’s second play from scrimmage … went 12-for-15 on pass attempts in both halves (137 yards in 1^st half). #13 Wingate: Matched a season-high with 46 pass attempts (22 completions) and finished with 173 yards and an interception … also hooked up with Marcus McDonald on a 12-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Newberry: Threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-26 passing … went 6-of-8 for 105 yards on game-tying drive in fourth quarter, including 25-yard scoring pass to McKinley Nelson. #7 Lenoir-Rhyne: Career day saw him throw for 382 yards and two touchdowns on 34-of-46 passing … also ran for one touchdown … went 19-of-25 for 204 yards in second half … eleven completions in game went for 10 or more yards, including six that resulted in 20+-yard gains. UVa.-Wise: Amassed 52 yards and one touchdown on 6-of-14 passing before exiting the game with an injury in second quarter.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2018): Played in all 10 games … Threw for 1,707 yards and 12 touchdowns on 161-of-285 (.565) passing with six interceptions … Also ran for 58 yards on 46 carries … Threw for 200 or more yards in four outings. Winston-Salem State: Threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-32 passing … completed first collegiate pass attempt – a 10-yard strike to Shammond Hicks … was 17-of-26 for 227 yards and both scores in the second half … threw first career touchdown pass in fourth quarter – a 7-yard scoring strike to Quay Threatt. Elizabeth City State: Threw for 100 yards on 10-of-19 passing … Accounted for a majority of UNCP’s 29 pass attempts in the outing … hooked up with Quay Threatt on a 44-yard scoring strike late in first half to give the Braves a 31-0 advantage. Newberry: Finished with 147 yards on 18-of-31 passing with one interception. Wingate: Threw for 172 yards on 17-of-29 passing … performance included a 53-yard pass to Quay Threatt midway through third quarter on UNCP’s only scoring drive of the contest. Central State: Completed 75 percent (27-of-36) of his pass attempts … threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns … Hooked up with Tyshawn Carter on a 37-yard scoring strike in the first quarter … completed all four of his pass attempts (37 yards) on a drive late in the first half, while also pushing UNCP into the red zone with a season-longest 19-yard scamper. Concord: Threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-20 passing … also ran for 27 yards on five carries … gave the Braves a 28-17 halftime lead with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Quay Threatt with 10 seconds left. Lenoir-Rhyne: Completed five of his 16 pass attempts and threw two interceptions … completed four of his seven pass attempts for 22 yards in the opening half, as well as an interception. Mars Hill: Threw for a season-best 259 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-37 passing with one interception … found Quadrin Williams on a 53-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter. Carson-Newman: Completed 11 of his 32 pass attempts for 120 yards with an interception … also ran for a season-high 34 yards on just six carries. Catawba: Threw for 230 yards and a season-high three touchdowns on 19-of-33 passing … bridged the first and second quarter by engineering a 75-yard touchdown drive that saw him complete six of his seven pass attempts (63 yards), while also carrying the ball twice for nine yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at John T. Hoggard High School for coach Craig Underwood … Earned both conference and area offensive player of the year honors as a senior after throwing for 2,836 yards and 43 touchdowns on 177-of-264 passing with just five interceptions … Threw for 363 yards and six touchdowns on 23-of-33 passing in a 47-46 loss to Scotland High School in the state semifinal round … Earned first team all-conference and all-area nods as a junior after throwing for 2,276 yards and 20 touchdowns on 152-of-261 passing with eight interceptions … Also lettered in basketball and track & field for the Vikings.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Allison and Brian Jones … Has a younger brother, Sam, and a younger sister, Ella … Maintained a 4.2 cumulative grade point average at John T. Hoggard High School and graduated in the top 40 percent of his 500-member senior class … Lists his dad as his hero … Enjoys the beach, fishing and listening to music in his spare time … Lists the New England Patriots as his favorite sports team and steak as his favorite food … A sports management major at UNCP.