NCCU CAREER (2013-16)
Starting center in 39 games, including 37 consecutive starts. Team boasts record of 26-13 and has won three straight conference championships with Jones as starting center. In 2,217 plays during the past three seasons, has only allowed two sacks. Two-time All-MEAC First Team selection as league's top center (2015 & 2016). Five-time MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Graduated from NCCU in May 2016 with an overall grade point average of 3.63 and bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting. Played final season while pursuing a master’s degree in athletic administration.
2016 - REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Team Captain. Started all 12 games at center. Repeat selection to All-MEAC First Team as conference's top center. Voted to AFCA All-America Second Team, becoming NCCU's first American Football Coaches Association All-American in 20 years. Named as SBN Black College All-American, BOXTOROW All-American, and Black College Sports Page "Baad Team" of Black College All-Americans (First Team). One of 24 college football players named to the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, one of the most coveted off-the-field honors in college football. Two-time MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 19 & Nov. 7). In 707 plays, recorded a team-best grade of 91 percent on blocking assignments with a team-high 65 pancake blocks, while only allowing one sack (does not include Celebration Bowl statistics). Team broke school's single-season record for total offense (4,614 yards), averaging 384.5 total yards per game (161.2 rushing/223.3 passing). Second-highest scoring team in school history with 347 points, an average of 28.9 points per game. Team record of 9-3 overall and 8-0 in conference to win MEAC Championship. Voted to Preseason All-MEAC First Team. Announced to Preseason BOXTOROW All-America Team, honoring the top players from HBCUs.
2015 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Team Captain. Started all 11 games at center. Named All-MEAC First Team as the league's top center. Announced to SBN Black College All-American Team, BOXTOROW (HBCU) All-America Team, HBCU Gameday FCS All-American Team and the Black College Sports Page "Baad Team" of Black College All-Americans (First Team). Twice named MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 3 and Nov. 7). In 757 plays, graded out at 92 percent of blocking assignments with 63 pancake blocks, while only allowing one sack. V
oted to 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Football Team as Division I First-Team honoree in District III (North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia). Selected as a finalist for the STATS Doris & Eddie Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, recognizing an FCS student-athlete who excels not only on the field and in the classroom, but in the community and beyond.
2014 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Started all 12 games as an offensive lineman. In 691 plays, graded out at 90 percent on blocking assignments with 63 knockdowns and without allowing a sack. Earned MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after recording four pancake blocks without a penalty and without allowing a sack against Savannah State (Oct. 25).
2013 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 5 games, including 4 as a starter.
OTHER AT NCCU
Representative on NCCU Football Leadership Council. Executive Board of the NCCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Member of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., Research Triangle Park Chapter; the North Carolina Association of CPA's (student member); the Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society; the Centennial Scholars Program; the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.-Tau Psi Chapter; and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a Huddle Leader.
PEARL-COHN HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-District and All-State honors. Picked for Tennessee East-West All-Star Game. Four-year starter with 47 consecutive starts. Registered 33 pancake blocks as a senior Team Captain. Also played tight end.
PERSONAL
Born August 2, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee. Parents are Carl E. Jones, Sr. (deceased) and Cynthia Jones.
Q&A with Carl Jones (Oct. 8, 2016)
Carl Jones Represents NCCU on Esteemed Allstate AFCA Good Works Team (Sept. 15, 2016)
