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2008: Played in all 13 games, with increased responsibility on special teams...Ole Miss: Participated on special teams in the season opener...Rice: Made one solo stop on special teams...Marshall: Matched his career high with two tackles on special teams...Nicholls State: Forced a fumble on a kickoff return, which was recovered by Jeremy Rockette, the offense ended up scoring a touchdown following the fumble...Arkansas State, UAB, Louisville, East Carolina: Participated on special teams...Southern Miss: Assisted on a tackle on special teams...SMU, UCF: Saw action in special teams...Tulane: Made two solo tackles on kickoff coverage...USF: Saw action on kick cover teams in the bowl game.
2007: Played in all 13 games, logging time as a member of the special teams unit and in the defensive secondary...Registered his first tackle of the season against Jacksonville State on a Tiger kickoff...Tallied one tackle and forced a fumble versus UCF...Caused UCF's Joe Burnett to cough up the ball on a punt return in the third quarter...The ball was recovered by Quinton McCrary...Logged two tackles against Marshall, MTSU, Rice and East Carolina, all of which were on either Memphis kickoffs or punts...Also credited with special teams stops against Southern Miss, UAB and SMU...Ended the season with 14 tackles, 11 of which were solo stops.
2006: Redshirted during the 2006 season.
Prep: Played for Coach Trent Taylor at Straughn HS...Started four years as a receiver and three as a linebacker and safety...Caught 16 passes for 275 yards and 14 touchdowns as a wide receiver his senior year...As a senior on defense, recorded 68 tackles with 10 for lost yardage and two fumble recoveries...Returned a fumble for a touchdown and scored a second as a receiver in a game against WS Neal HS in 2005...An honorable mention All-State Birmingham News selection as a senior and named all-county as a junior...Helped SHS finish 6-4 in 2005...Also lettered three years in basketball.
Personal: Malcolm Tyrone Jones is the son of Felix and Mary Jones...Born January 20, 1988, in Andalusia, Ala.
Jones' Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PB FR FF TFL SACK INT
2007 13/0 11 3 14 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2008 13/0 5 2 7 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOTAL 26/0 16 5 21 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0
Jones' Career Highs
Tackles: 2 (6 games; last vs. Tulane 2008)
Solo Tackles: 2 (3 games; last vs. Tulane 2008)
Assisted Tackles: 1 (5 games; last vs. Southern Miss 2008)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (2 games, last vs. Nicholls State 2008)
