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Linebacker
6-4 · 240
Texas City, Texas (Texas City)
#39
An athletic four-year defender who played in 45 career games including four bowl games (1999-2000 Cotton Bowls; 2000-01 Holiday Bowls)... played in the 2002 Hula Bowl ... 2001 honorable mention All-Big 12 ... 2001 UT Outstanding Linebacker ... blocked three kicks (two FGs, one PAT) during his career.
SENIOR (2001)
Played in all 13 games at strongside linebacker and started 11 contests, including the Holiday Bowl ... an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... shared the team's Outstanding Linebacker Award ... recorded 45 tackles (27 solo), 2.5 sacks (-14 yards), six TFLs (-22 yards) and nine QB pressures during the regular season, all of which were career highs ... also blocked a field goal at Baylor, which was the third blocked kick of his career ... a key contributor on a UT defense that led the nation in total defense (236.2 ypg) and ranked third in passing (146.7 ypg) and scoring defense (13.7 ppg), fourth in pass efficiency defense (88.0 rtg) and sixth in rushing defense (89.5 ypg) ... the Longhorns were one of only two units nationally that ranked among the top 10 nationally in all five statistical categories (Virginia Tech was the other) ... had four tackles and a half sack against New Mexico State.... registered four stops and two QB pressures against No. 3 Oklahoma and Texas Tech ... had five tackles and a career-high three QB pressures against No. 14 Colorado ... posted a career-high six tackles and one TFL at Houston ... recorded five stops, a sack and two TFLs at Texas A&M... recorded four tackles in a Holiday Bowl victory over No. 21 Washington.
JUNIOR (2000)
Played in all 12 games, including the Holiday Bowl, with six starting assignments ... registered 27 tackles, a sack, four QB pressures, three PBUs, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... also blocked two kicks (1 PAT at Stanford/1 FG vs. Houston) ... that mark is tied for the third-most blocked kicks in a single-season ... registered a pair of tackles against No. 8 Oregon in the Holiday Bowl ... recorded a career-high five tackles and recovered a fumble against No. 22 Texas A&M ... forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had four tackles and a sack at Texas Tech ... registered four stops at Kansas and against Missouri.
SOPHOMORE (1999)
Played in 13 games, including the Cotton Bowl ... recorded four starts at strongside linebacker ... earned his first career start at Baylor and posted three tackles, one sack, one QB pressure and two tackles for loss ... followed that up with a season-high four tackles against No. 13 Kansas State ... started the final two games of the season and recorded a pair of tackles against No. 24 Texas A&M ... tallied three tackles against North Carolina State ... also saw significant time on special teams ... a member of the FG/PAT block team.
FRESHMAN (1998)
Played in six games, including the Cotton Bowl, as a true freshman ... saw action in three contests at strongside linebacker and six games on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Rusty Dowling at Texas City High ... played linebacker and safety ... a two-time first-team all-district pick at safety ... also played four years on the varsity basketball team ... earned first-team all-district honors in basketball as a junior and senior ... lettered twice as a hurdler in track.
PERSONAL
Born 1/10/80 in Galveston, Texas ... full name is Tyrone Jones Jr. ... majored in youth and community studies.
CAREER STATISTICS
Defense
Year G/GS TT (Solo) Sacks TFL QBP INT PBU FC FR High
2001 12/10 45 (27) 2.5 (-14) 6 (-22) 9 0 0 0 0 6/UH
2000 11/5 27 (10) 1 (-7) 1 (-7) 4 0 3 1 2 5/A&M
1999 12/4 19 (9) 1 (-7) 3 (-10) 1 0 0 0 0 4/KSU
1998 6/0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 -
Career 41/19 91 (46) 4.5 (-28) 10 (-39) 14 0 3 1 2 6/UH
Special Teams
Year G TT (Solo) FC FR PBLK KBLK
2001 12 0 (0) 0 0 0 1
2000 11 0 (0) 0 0 0 2
1999 12 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
1998 6 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Career 41 0 (0) 0 0 0 3
High Games
Tackles: 6 at Houston (Sr.)
Sacks: 1 at Texas A&M (Sr.); at Baylor (Sr.); at Texas Tech (Jr.); vs. Baylor (So.)
Tackles For Loss: 2 at Texas A&M (Sr.); vs. Baylor (So.)
QB Pressures: 3 vs. Colorado (Sr.)
