Greg Jones Profile - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

44 Greg Jones

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Springfield, Va.
	High School: Lee

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 216
	Position: Linebacker

Returning two-year starter at linebacker ... came to Bucknell as a quarterback but moved to linebacker early in his freshman year ... adapted quickly to the position change and led the junior varsity in tackles as a freshman, then started every game and was the varsity team's No. 2 tackler as a sophomore ... led team in tackles as a junior ... displayed a good nose for the ball and sure tackling ability ... as tough a player as Bucknell has on defense ... solid leader. 2008 (Junior): Led team in tackles with career-high 89 ... finished sixth in the Patriot League in stops ... four double-figure tackle outings in the final six games ... 69 of 89 tackles came after Sam Nana-Sinkam's injury ... season-high 17 stops in season finale against Fordham ... earned team's Captains Award ... named a game captain six times ... given team's Clark Hinkle Award as the outstanding defensive back or linebacker ... named team's Defensive Player of the Week back-to-back weeks following games against Holy Cross and Lafayette ... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after 17-tackle performance against Fordham ... among team leaders with 2.5 tackles for loss ... recovered a fumble in win at Robert Morris ... extended consecutive games played streak to 22 ... started final eight games at "mike" linebacker position ... named Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game after eight tackles and one interception vs. Holy Cross. 2007 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at linebacker and ranked No. 2 on the team with 65 tackles ... had one sack, one interception and one forced fumble ... interception and sack both came against Marist ... had season-high 11 tackles against Georgetown ... also had nine stops against Cornell and eight against Holy Cross ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after the Duquesne game. 2006 (Freshman): Named Bucknell's Scout Team Player of the Year after moving from quarterback to linebacker early in the year ... played in four varsity games and made two tackles ... was also the leading tackler in junior varsity action, compiling 16 in two games ... 10 of those came against Milford Academy ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Scout Team Player of the Week following the Penn game. Lee High School: Three-sport standout in football, baseball and basketball ... played football for head coach Chad Lewis ... first team all-district and second-team all-region ... three-time all-district pick in baseball ... two-year captain in football and senior-year captain in baseball. Personal: Full name is Joel Gregory Jones ... born Nov. 24, 1987 ... son of Joey and Debbie Jones ... has a sister, Shannon ... majoring in history ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

 Jones' Career Defensive Statistics
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	SACK	INT	PD	FF	FR
2006	4/0	1	1	2	0-0	0	0	0	0
2007	11/11	23	42	65	1-10	1-17	0	1	0
2008	11/8	40	49	89	0-0	1-9	1	1	0
Totals	26/19	64	92	156	1-10	2-26	1	2	0