2007 Football Roster
Roster
Jacoby Jones
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bangs, Texas
- High School:
- Bangs
2006: Appeared in four games as a sophomore and caught four passes for 53 yards and one touchdown, but did not record a rushing attempt ... Averaged 13.2 yards per reception ... In season finale against No. 16 Oklahoma, registered two receptions for 29 yards ... Caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Shawn Bell at No. 6 Texas for his first Baylor score ... Against Northwestern State in first appearance of season, recorded first career reception, a career-long 15-yard grab ... Named to the fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll ... Played 24 snaps to receive first Baylor letter.
2005: Saw action in two games as a redshirt freshman -- Samford and No. 2 Texas, and finished as Bears[apos] No. 3 rusher with 57 yards on 12 carries, an average of 4.8 yards per rush ... In collegiate debut vs. Samford, rushed nine times for team-high 48 yards with a long run of 17 ... Five of 12 rushes on season went for five or more yards ... Played 23 snaps.
2004: Sat out his freshman year as a redshirt ... Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
High School: Bangs High School, Bangs, Texas ... Earned first-team Class 2A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and second-team recognition from Associated Press ... Texas Football 2003 Class 2A Player of the Year finalist ... Two-time All-West Texas and All-Big Country Most Valuable Offensive Player, three-time district offensive MVP ... Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 selection ... Ranked one of Texas[apos] top 20 prep running backs in 2003 by Texas Football and was rated No. 28 overall by Lone Star 100 ... Also a member of Texas Football[apos]s Top 300 ... As a senior, rushed 370 times for 3,459 yards and 45 touchdowns for the 11-5 Class 2A Division I runner-up Dragons ... Rushed for at least 100 yards in every game in final prep season ... The three-year starter, was one of the state[apos]s most prolific ground-gainers ever and finished career with 807 carries, 7,889 yards and 101 touchdowns ... Had 41 career 100-yard rushing games, which ranked as the second-best all-time mark in Texas schoolboy history at end of prep career ... Rushed for 1,500 yards in playoff games throughout career ... Second-team all-state selection as a junior after rushing for 2,467 yards and 29 touchdowns in leading the Dragons to a 13-2 record and a runner-up finish in the Class 2A Division I playoffs ... Also played basketball and ran track ... Earned district MVP honors in basketball as a junior ... Selected Baylor over Kansas, UTEP and New Mexico State ... Coached by Bo Robinson at the District 9-2A school.
Personal: The son of Mae Jones and the late John Jones Jr., Jacoby Keith Jones was born Dec. 26, 1985, in Brenham, Texas ... General studies major.
