2013 – Sophomore Season
Saw action in 12 games for the Wildcats in his first season with the program… Finished the year with 14 tackles, including eight solo stops… Collected two tackles – one solo stop – in the home-opening win over Virginia Union… Assisted on a tackle and posted his first career blocked kick in the FBS win over Florida International University… One solo stop at Florida State… One solo stop and a season-high two quarterback hurries in a road win at Howard… Tallied a season-high matching three assisted stops against Savannah State… Three tackles (two primary tackles) at North Carolina Central… Season-high three solo tackles and a tackle for loss in a home win against Hampton…
At Virginia Tech
Transferred into the Wildcats program after spending the 2012 season at Virginia Tech… Worked at defensive end while taking a redshirt year… Recorded a 320-pound bench press, a 395-pound low box squat and a 250-pound push jerk during testing… Opened spring drills working at end, then moved inside to tackle for the last nine practices… Contributed two tackles, including a sack during the spring game…
Stephenson High School
A PrepStar All-American for Coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High… A member of the Super 11 squad by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution… A member of the All-Met team as a defensive lineman by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution… Tallied 115 tackles, including 22 for a loss, and 14.5 sacks his senior season… A first-team Class AAAAA selection his junior and senior seasons as a defensive lineman… Recorded 90 tackles, including 20 for a loss, and 13 sacks as a junior… Ranked as the No. 19 weak side defensive end in the country and the No. 25 player in his state by 247Sports… Listed as the No. 23 weak side defensive end in the country and the No. 26 prospect in Georgia by Rivals… Ranked as the No. 41 player in the state of Georgia by SuperPrep… Listed as the No. 60 defensive end in the country by Scout… Ranked as the No. 63 defensive end in the country, the No. 259 player in his region and the No. 60 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation… Ranked as the No. 131 overall prospect in the country and the No. 24 defensive end in the country by Tom Lemming on MaxPreps…
Personal
Jarontay D. Jones… Born 3/31/94 in Flint, Michigan… Son of Ivan Dawson and Sherry Daniels… Has an older brother and an older sister, as well as a younger brother and sister… Majoring in Economics…
