2005 General Roster
Roster
Arthur Jones
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 291
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Endicott, NY
- High School:
- Union Endicott
2008 All-America Candidate
At SU: Two letters … Redshirted in 2005.
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 a personal best 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 West Virginia, 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 a career-high 4.0 tackles … At Pittsburgh, posted six stops, including 2.0 for loss … Against South Florida, 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.
Freshman Year (2006): One of 40 players to participate in every game … At Wake Forest, had one tackle … Against Miami OH), recorded one tackle … Against Pittsburgh, had one tackle … At West Virginia, registered two tackles … At Cincinnati, had two tackles … At South Florida, 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.
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 was Bart Guccia … He was also a heavyweight wrestler … Recruited by assistant coach Scott Spencer … Personal: Arthur Willis Jones III … Born June 1986 in Rochester, N.Y. … Son of Camille and Arthur Jones Jr. … two brothers … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
Jones' Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 6 vs. Rutgers, 2007 |
| Assists | 7 vs. Iowa, 2007 | |
| Total | 9 vs. Iowa, 2007 | |
| Fumble Rec. | 1 vs. South Florida, 2006 | |
| Sacks | 1.0-4 vs. Miami (OH), 2007 | |
| TFL-Yds. | 4.0-5 vs. Buffalo, 2007 |
