2009 Football Roster
Roster
Arthur Jones
- Position:
- Nose Tackle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Endicott, NY
- High School:
- Union Endicott
Jones' Career Bio (PDF)
At SU: Four letters … His 38.5 career tackles for loss, the most in SU history by an interior defensive lineman, ranks third on SU's career record list ... His 145 career tackles ties for 10th on the SU record list for tackles by a down lineman ... On SU's career lists ranks sixth in tackles for a loss (31.5) and 13th for tackles by a down lineman (126) ... Member of the 2008 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2009 'Cuse Awards Defensive Play of the Year award winner.
Redshirt Senior Year (2009): All-BIG EAST First Team selection ... Phil Steele All-BIG EAST Third Team honoree ... Elected a team captain by his peers ... Started all nine games he played ... Missed the final three games of the season due to a knee injury suffered against Pittsburgh ... One of four 2009 team captains, as voted on by his teammates ... Against Minnesota, recorded five tackles, including one for a loss … At Penn State, he recorded two assisted tackles … Against Northwestern, he had two tackles, including one for a loss …Against Maine, he left the game in the first quarter due to an upper leg injury … Against South Florida, he recovered a career-best two fumble recoveries and had a tackle for a loss of three yards on his return from injury ... Against West Virginia, posted four tackles, including two for a loss and a sack... Against Akron, had two tackles... Against Cincinnati, had a pair of tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of yards.
Senior Year (2008): All-BIG EAST First Team … One of 10 players to start every game … Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 1.08 tackles for loss per game … At Northwestern, had four tackles including one for a loss of yards … Against Akron, registered five total tackles, including 3.0 for a loss of 16 yards … Against Penn State, recovered a fumble on the second play of the game and had four tackles … Against Pittsburgh, registered three tackles and one quarterback hurry … At West Virginia, made three tackles, including one for a loss … At South Florida, recorded three tackles, including one for a loss … Against Louisville, posted seven tackles, including one for a loss of three yards … At Rutgers, recorded eight tackles, including two for a loss of 12 yards and one sack for a loss of 10 yards … Against Connecticut, had two tackles … At Notre Dame, earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and an ESPN ‘Helmet Sticker’ after dominating the field, recording a career-high 15 tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss of 24 yards and 1.5 sacks for a loss of 20 yards … The 4.0 tackles for loss tied his career-best … At Cincinnati, recorded six tackles.
Junior Year (2007): 2007 ECAC All-Star … 2007 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Started all 11 games he played ... Ranked third on SU’s single-season tackle-for-loss list with 17.5 … His 1.59 tackles for loss per game ranked ninth nationally … Against Washington, had 1.0 tackles for loss … At Iowa, had nine tackles, including 2.5 for loss … Against Illinois, collected four tackles, including two for loss … At Louisville, had two stops … At Miami (OH), made seven tackles, including 3.0 for loss and one sack … Against WVU, registered three tackles, including 1.0 for loss … Against Rutgers, tallied seven tackles, including a career-high six solo stops and 1.0 for loss … Against Buffalo, had eight tackles, including 4.0 for a loss … At Pitt, posted six stops, including 2.0 for a loss … Against USF, tallied two tackles before leaving the game with an ankle injury … At Connecticut, did not play due to injury … Against Cincinnati, had two stops, including 1.0 for loss.
Sophomore Year (2006): One of 40 players to participate in every game … At Wake Forest, had one tackle … Against Miami OH), recorded one tackle … Against Pitt, had one tackle … At WVU, registered two tackles … At Cincinnati, had two tackles … At USF, registered a career-high five tackles, all solo, and had his first career fumble recovery … Against Connecticut, made two tackles … At Rutgers, had one tackle.
Freshman Year (2005): Did not play in any games.
High School: Ranked No. 18 prospect in New York by SuperPrep … Played in 2005 Governor’s Bowl (N.Y. vs. N.J. All-Star game) … Recorded 64 tackles, including six sacks, and one fumble recovery as a senior … Won Section IV championship in 2003 … High school coach: Bart Guccia … He was also a heavyweight wrestler.
Personal: Arthur Willis Jones III … Born in June 1986 in Rochester, N.Y. … Son of Camille and Arthur Jones Jr. … Two brothers, including Chandler, who is a defensive end for SU … Earned his degree in communication and rhetorical studies.
