2012 Football Roster
Roster
P.J. Jones
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Tupelo HS
CAREER STATISTICS
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Solid starter at defensive tackle as a junior and senior … Started 27 career games and saw action in 45 games … Made 81 tackles to go along with four tackles for a loss of 23 yards and two sacks for a loss of 21 yards … Member of the 2012 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle and finished with 31 total tackles and one sack … Named MSU’s Defensive Player of the Week in the Sept. 20 win at No. 8 LSU, tallying four tackles and half a sack … Totaled three tackles, including half a sack, and forced a fumble for the first time in his career in the nationally-televised win against No. 6 Texas A&M … Made three tackles in the Oct. 11 win against No. 2 Auburn … Recorded a career-high six tackles in the home win against Arkansas.
2013 JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 11 games and started all 11 of those at defensive tackle … Missed the Alcorn State (9/7) and Troy (9/21) games due to injured foot … Collected 25 total tackles with 3.0 sacks for a loss of 14 yards, one sack for a loss of 12 yards and four quarterback hurries … Matched season-high with four tackles at Arkansas (11/23) with all coming in the first half … Notched first career sack at Texas A&M (11/9), dropping Johnny Manziel for a loss of 12 yards in the third quarter … Registered a season-best two quarterback hurries against Bowling Green (10/12) and contributed one tackle … Turned in a season-high four tackles at Auburn (9/14) … Made first career tackle for loss and finished with two tackles in season-opener against Oklahoma State (8/31).
2012 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Saw action in the last nine games of the season, including two starts ... Posted 16 tackles on the season ... Collected three hits in home win against Tennessee ... Made a tackle in the homecoming victory versus MTSU ... Tallied two tackles at Alabama ... Recorded a career-best five tackles at home against Texas A&M ... Totaled two tackles at LSU ... Finished the regular season with a stop in the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss ... Corralled two tackles in the Gator Bowl versus Northwestern to end the campaign.
2011 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 12 regular season games, including a start against Louisiana Tech … Notched a season-high four tackles and recovered a fumble in the season-opening win at Memphis … Recorded three tackles in the homecoming win against UT Martin.
HIGH SCHOOL: The top defensive line prospect in the state of Mississippi following an outstanding high school career ... The No. 6 prospect in the state regardless of position by Rivals.com ... Also rated the No. 21 defensive tackle prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Earned a four-star rating from Rivals.com ... Listed among the Clarion-Ledger’s 25 Most Wanted, one of only three defensive linemen among the top 40 prospects ... Rated the nation’s No. 43 defensive tackle prospect by Scout.com, which also ranked him the 12th-best college prospect in the state in all positions ... Played defensive tackle as a senior for coach David Bradberry ... Chosen by the Mississippi Association of Coaches to the Mississippi-Alabama All Star Game ... Coaches Association also named him Second-Team All-State in Class 6A ... An All-Area squad selection by The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and a All-State First Team Defense honoree by Scout.com ... Posted 84 total tackles, including seven sacks, while forcing three fumbles during senior season ... Missed part of junior year with injury, but was credited with 46 total tackles, as well as five sacks ... Committed to Mississippi State in January 2011.
PERSONAL: Full name is Philemon Depaul Jones … Born Nov. 7, 1992 … Majoring in human sciences.
JONES’ CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 6, vs. Arkansas (11-1-14)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Memphis (9-1-11)
Pass Breakups: 1, at Memphis (9-1-11)
