Tyler Jones

Height:
6-5
Weight:
303
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Albertville, Ala.
High School:
Albertville

Tyler Jones (6-5, 310, Albertville, Ala./ Memphis)

Redshirted freshman season at Memphis

High School:

Played at Albertville High School under Joel Pool… Received Class 6A all-state honorable mention recognition from the Alabama Sports Writers Association following senior year ... A team captain as a senior who was also a 2013 All-Tennessee Valley second-team offensive line selection ... Named all-county, all-region and received the Vernon Wells Award as a senior ... Registered 60 pancake blocks while posting 56 total tackles and three quarterback sacks on the defensive side of the ball during 2013 senior campaign ... As a junior, 21 of his 68 tackles were registered for lost yardage ... Also had nine quarterback sacks during the 2012 season ... Named the Defensive MVP and received all-county and all-region recognition ... Named to the North Alabama Elite team and was invited to the U.S. Army Combine ... As a junior placed third in the discus at the Alabama 5A Track and Field Championship.. Received offers from Georgia Southern, Southern Miss, Troy, and Akron

Personal:

Son of Kenny and Kim Jones… Has two brothers: Tanner and Trent… Born September 11, 1995 in Tucker, Ga. … Majoring in Industrial Distribution