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Matt Jones

RB

Height
6' 2"
CLASS
FR
Hometown
Seffner
Weight
226 lbs.
Experience
HS
School
Armwood

CAREER:

Finished third on the team with 275 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns as a true freshman, seeing action in 12 games.

 

2012:

Made his first career start against Tennessee and had 12 appearances on the season…The team’s third leading rusher and had 52 carries for 275 yards and three touchdowns…Also recorded three receptions for 10 yards…Totaled 146 yards on 16 carries (19.1 avg.) in the final two games of the regular season versus Jacksonville State and Florida State…Scored touchdowns against South Carolina, FSU and Louisville.

 

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com…Rated the 11th-best running back prospect by ESPN…The No. 137 player overall according to Scout.com…Rated the No. 32 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com…Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior despite missing four games with a knee injury…Helped lead Armwood to a 15-0 record and the FHSAA Class 6A Championship his senior year while rushing for 896 yards (6.49 yards per carry) and 10 touchdowns despite missing four games…Also had nine catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns…Armwood finished No. 2 in the nation in the final POWERADE FAB 50 rankings and No. 3 in the nation in the final USA Today Super 25 rankings…Chose Florida over Alabama, Auburn and Clemson…Coached by Sean Callahan.

 

JONES’ CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Attempts: 10 (Kentucky, 2012)

Rushing Yards: 81 (Florida State, 2012)

Rushing TDs: 1(3x last Louisville, 2012)

Longest Rush: 32 (Florida State 2012)

Receptions: 1 (3x last Jacksonville St., 2012)

Receiving Yards: 6 (Kentucky, 2012)

Receiving TDs: None

Longest Reception: 6 (Kentucky, 2012)

Kickoff Returns: None

Kickoff Return Yards: None

Longest Kickoff Return: None

 

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

Year

No

Yds

Avg

TDs

Lg

2012

52

275

5.3

3

32

Totals:

52

275

5.3

3

32

 

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Year

No

Yds

Avg

TDs

Lg

2012

3

10

5.3

0

6

Totals:

52

275

5.3

3

32

 

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