University of Houston Athletics
Marcus Jones Joins Houston Program
4/3/2019 10:33:00 AM | Football
Troy transfer earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors in 2018 and All-America honors in 2017
HOUSTON – The Houston Football program continued to build its 2019 roster Wednesday with the transfer addition of 2017 All-American Marcus Jones.
The cornerback arrives in Houston after spending the last two seasons at Troy and fills the 23rd of 25 allowed spots in the 2019 signing class. The Enterprise, Ala., native will have two years of eligibility and a redshirt year remaining and is slated to sit out the 2019 season under NCAA transfer rules.
Marcus Jones | CB | 5-11 | 174 | Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS/Troy)
Became Troy's second All-American since moving to the FBS level as a true freshman in 2018 when he was named to Phil Steele's All-America Third Team as a kick returner … also named to the ESPN and FWAA Freshman All-America Teams … named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year ... named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as both a return specialist and an all-purpose player in 2017 … set the Troy single-season record and tied the Troy career record with three kickoff returns touchdowns … tied the NCAA record with two kick return touchdowns in a game against Coastal Carolina … added a 99-yard return for a touchdown in Troy's Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … returned 29 kicks for 879 yards … 30.31 average ranks as the third-best in Troy's single-season history … returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown vs. Arkansas State; longest interception return and just the fourth 100-yard play in Troy's FBS history … picked off a fourth-quarter pass and recorded a career-high eight tackles in Troy's win at No. 22 LSU, which snapped the Tigers' 49-game non-conference home winning streak … finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles (34 solo), two tackles for loss and six pass break ups … returned 14 punts for 115 yards … tied for first in the Sun Belt and second nationally with three 90-plus yard all-purpose plays … four all-purpose plays of 80-plus yards ranked fourth nationally … named All-Sun Belt First Team as a return specialist and second team as a defensive back as a sophomore in 2018 … second in the Sun Belt averaging 25.6 yards per kickoff return, including a 96-yard return for a touchdown against Coastal Carolina … allowed a catch against him on just 52.8 percent of targets against him (19-of-36) … broke up nine passes with a season-high three in the opener against Boise State.
The cornerback arrives in Houston after spending the last two seasons at Troy and fills the 23rd of 25 allowed spots in the 2019 signing class. The Enterprise, Ala., native will have two years of eligibility and a redshirt year remaining and is slated to sit out the 2019 season under NCAA transfer rules.
Marcus Jones | CB | 5-11 | 174 | Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS/Troy)
Became Troy's second All-American since moving to the FBS level as a true freshman in 2018 when he was named to Phil Steele's All-America Third Team as a kick returner … also named to the ESPN and FWAA Freshman All-America Teams … named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year ... named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as both a return specialist and an all-purpose player in 2017 … set the Troy single-season record and tied the Troy career record with three kickoff returns touchdowns … tied the NCAA record with two kick return touchdowns in a game against Coastal Carolina … added a 99-yard return for a touchdown in Troy's Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … returned 29 kicks for 879 yards … 30.31 average ranks as the third-best in Troy's single-season history … returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown vs. Arkansas State; longest interception return and just the fourth 100-yard play in Troy's FBS history … picked off a fourth-quarter pass and recorded a career-high eight tackles in Troy's win at No. 22 LSU, which snapped the Tigers' 49-game non-conference home winning streak … finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles (34 solo), two tackles for loss and six pass break ups … returned 14 punts for 115 yards … tied for first in the Sun Belt and second nationally with three 90-plus yard all-purpose plays … four all-purpose plays of 80-plus yards ranked fourth nationally … named All-Sun Belt First Team as a return specialist and second team as a defensive back as a sophomore in 2018 … second in the Sun Belt averaging 25.6 yards per kickoff return, including a 96-yard return for a touchdown against Coastal Carolina … allowed a catch against him on just 52.8 percent of targets against him (19-of-36) … broke up nine passes with a season-high three in the opener against Boise State.
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