2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jones, Carl

Jersey Number 16
Carl Jones
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Twinsburg, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
Bio
Career Overview: Spent time at both cornerback and safety during his four seasons ... Played in all 49 games from 2016-19, mainly on special teams ... Tallied 14 career tackles and one pass breakup ... Ran a laser-timed 4.29 in the 40-yard dash as a rising senior year … Five-time SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection … Two-time member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2019): Appeared in all 13 games as a member of Syracuse's kick coverage teams ... Saw limited duty as a reserve cornerback ... Contributor for a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Served as special teams game captain for the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Credited with the first pass breakup of his career versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Central New York chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games ... Member of an Orange coverage team that ranked first in the ACC in kickoff return yardage defense (18.3 avg.) ... Made one tackle versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.Â
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in all 12 games, mostly as member of the kickoff coverage and punt return teams ... Collected two tackles ... At Miami (10/21), tallied the first tackle for loss of his career ... Also had a tackle versus Boston College (11/25) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2016): Played in all 12 games ... Made 11 tackles, including three stops on kickoff and punt coverage ... Tallied a career-best four tackles versus Louisville (9/9) and against Notre Dame (10/1) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Wide receiver and defensive back for Coach Tom Lombardo … Member of two OHSAA Division I state championship teams … As a senior, helped St. Edward to a 14-1 overall record and its second straight state title by registering 24 tackles, nine passes defended and one interception … Offensively, hauled in 28 passes for 475 yards (17.0 avg.) and four touchdowns … Played basketball for four seasons.
Personal: Carl Bernard Jones Jr. … Born in January 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio … Son of Carl Jones Sr. and Adriane Jones … Two sisters … Political science major.
Senior Year (2019): Appeared in all 13 games as a member of Syracuse's kick coverage teams ... Saw limited duty as a reserve cornerback ... Contributor for a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Served as special teams game captain for the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Credited with the first pass breakup of his career versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Central New York chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2018): Appeared in all 13 games ... Member of an Orange coverage team that ranked first in the ACC in kickoff return yardage defense (18.3 avg.) ... Made one tackle versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.Â
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in all 12 games, mostly as member of the kickoff coverage and punt return teams ... Collected two tackles ... At Miami (10/21), tallied the first tackle for loss of his career ... Also had a tackle versus Boston College (11/25) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2016): Played in all 12 games ... Made 11 tackles, including three stops on kickoff and punt coverage ... Tallied a career-best four tackles versus Louisville (9/9) and against Notre Dame (10/1) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Wide receiver and defensive back for Coach Tom Lombardo … Member of two OHSAA Division I state championship teams … As a senior, helped St. Edward to a 14-1 overall record and its second straight state title by registering 24 tackles, nine passes defended and one interception … Offensively, hauled in 28 passes for 475 yards (17.0 avg.) and four touchdowns … Played basketball for four seasons.
Personal: Carl Bernard Jones Jr. … Born in January 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio … Son of Carl Jones Sr. and Adriane Jones … Two sisters … Political science major.
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