Honors and Awards

• 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll

2009 Outlook
Sophomore Austin Jones is coming off an impressive spring practice and is expected to provide depth in a talented Nebraska I-back corps in 2008. Jones will battle redshirt freshmen Collins Okafor and Lester Ward for playing time behind juniors Quentin Castille and Roy Helu Jr. The 5-10, 210-pound Jones originally earned a spot on the Nebraska roster through a walk-on tryout in 2007.

2008 (Redshirt Freshman)
Jones was a reserve I-back behind senior Marlon Lucky and sophomores Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille, but he did not see game action.

2007 (Freshman)
Jones joined the Huskers during the season and sat out as a redshirt.

Before Nebraska (Smoky Hill HS)
Jones was a standout performer for Coach John Thompson at Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colo. Jones averaged 5.9 yards per carry as a senior and was named his team’s MVP, while also earning honorable-mention all-state honors.

Jones also lettered twice in wrestling and once in track and was presented with a Citizenship Award at Smoky Hill.

Personal
Austin is the son of Alfred and Rita Jones and was born on Aug. 18, 1989. He is the half-brother of Husker junior receiver Menelik Holt. Jones is majoring in film studies and earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.