2019 Football Roster
Roster
Marques Jones
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
- High School:
- McKinney HS
Speedy wide receiver and scholar athlete ... Named Baylor’s 2018-19 engineering student of the year ... Scored first and last touchdowns of 2018 season for Baylor including the game-winner vs. Vanderbilt in Texas Bowl ... Has played in 25 career games with eight starts ... 2018 Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award from Big 12 ... 2018 and 2017 Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Completed a 4.0 GPA in Electrical and Computer Engineering for spring 2019 ... Earned a scholarship at the end of 2018 fall camp.
2018 (Junior): 2018 Academic All-Big 12 first team selection ... Started seven games at WR (ACU, Duke, Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, OSU, ISU) ... Collected a career-long TD reception of 52 yards, his only catch, the go-ahead TD in the fourth quarter of the Texas Bowl vs. Vanderbilt (12/27/18) ... Hauled in 1 pass for 5 yards vs. Texas Tech (11/24) ... Had 2 receptions for 11 yards vs. TCU (11/17) ... Tied his career-high with 3 receptions at Iowa State (11/10), good for 23 yards ... Had 2 receptions for 19 yards vs. OSU (11/3) ... Had 1 reception for 22 yards at West Virginia (10/25) ... Finished with 1 reception for 5 yards at Texas ... Had 2 receptions for 17 yards vs. K-State ... Tied his career-high with 3 receptions for 26 yards at Oklahoma ... Made a career-high three catches for 38 yards (long of 28) vs. Duke ... Tallied first-career TD reception vs. Abilene Christian (9/1) on a 20-yard reception ... Had one catch for 4 yards vs. Kansas (9/22) ... Appeared vs. UTSA (9/8), but did not record any stats.
2017 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with one start ... Had three receptions for 35 yards on season ... Made one catch for 12 yards at No. 10 TCU ... Had first two career catches for 23 yards vs. Texas ... made first career start against the Longhorns ... also had two tackles and recovered a fumble.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action ... Selected to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll spring 2017 ... Spring 2017 4.0 Club honoree ... Spring 2017 Dean’s List.
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at McKinney High School under head coach Jeff Smith ... Second-team all-district as safety as senior ... Also lettered twice in track ... Finished third in district in triple jump as senior ... Finished second in district in 4x100m relay as senior ... Named team's most improved track athlete as senior.
Personal: Son of Amy Jones ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Four-year honor roll student ... Academic all-state elite as senior ... Majoring in electrical and computer engineering.
