Temple University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Roster
Todd Jones
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joe's Prep
Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Cincinnati, UCF, Tulsa, USF) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (Army) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (ECU)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2018 (Senior): Sees action at linebacker and on special teams.
2017 (Junior): Saw action at linebacker against Notre Dame for season debut ... had career-high 3 tackles at #21 USF ... joined the first string defense at Cincinnati following an injury to Isaiah Graham-Mobley and an already-depleted linebacker corps, setting career-highs in total tackles (7), solos (4) and assists (3) ... made his first career start with Temple against #15 UCF, resetting career-high in solo tackles (5) along the way.
2016 (Sophomore): Saw first action of season vs. Stony Brook.
2015 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... made his Owls’ debut at Charlotte ... played in five games (at Charlotte, Tulane, UConn, at Houston and Toledo) mostly on special teams.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at linebacker for head coach Gabe Infante at St. Joe’s Prep (Pa.) … had 90 tackles, six sacks, four interceptions and one touchdown as a senior … was the team captain and MVP of a squad that was 10-1 and lost in the Catholic League Championship in 2013 … was named first-team all-Catholic League, first-team all-city, and first-team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania as a senior … also received second-team all-state honors … played in the Philadelphia All-Star game and the East-West All-Star game.
Personal: Born Todd Dawann Jones in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Danetta Bates and Todd Jones, Sr. … has one brother, Tyler Jones (3) … spent two years in Alabama and Virginia working with Habitat for Humanity … also serves as a youth basketball coach at a local recreation center … was awarded a scholarship in January 2018 ... earned degree in adult and organizational development ... pursuing a masters degree in sports business.
“He embodies the ‘Temple TUFF’ characteristic. He is a guy who has resiliency, continues to work, takes nothing for granted, and complains about nothing. He had a long-term goal to be a contributor. That was far-fetched in the preseason, far-fetched at times early in the season, but he has continued to work. He has made himself valuable on special teams and now at linebacker.” - LB coach Andrew Thacker, 11/14/17
