2022 Football Roster
Roster
Jones, D'Anthony

Jersey Number 44
D'Anthony Jones
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lawndale, Calif.
- High School:
- Leuzinger HS
- Prev School:
- Long Beach City College
Bio
As a Senior (2022)
- First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
- Dave Campbell's Texas Football First-Team All-Texas
- Pro Football Focus (PFF) All-American Athletic Conference
- Appeared in all 13 games alongside seven starts on defensive line (543 snaps played)
- Tied for national lead in forced fumbles (5)
- Fourth in The American in sacks (8.0)
- Nation's top pass rush grade among edge defenders (93.1) per PFF
- Second-highest graded edge defender overall (91.4) by PFF
- Fourth in The American with 13.5 tackles for loss
- Capped season with sacks in five straight games
- Seven tackles for loss in his final five games
- Became 17th Cougar all-time with two-or-more forced fumbles in a game, doing so against Rice (Sept. 24)
As a Junior (2021)
- Appeared in 12 games on the defensive line
- Finished season with career-highs in tackles (17)
- Forced four fumbles (4)
- Third in The American in sacks (7.0)
- Two tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in a road victory against Tulane (Oct. 7)
- Three tackles, two tackles-for-loss, two sacks, and one forced fumble vs. UConn (Nov. 27)
- At least one tackle in every game
- Four-game multi-tackle streak (Sept. 18-Oct. 23)
As a Junior (2020)
- Made four appearances
- Nine tackles (seven solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack
- Four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Tulane (Oct. 8)
- First career sack and recorded four tackles vs. UCF (Oct. 31)
Prior to Houston
- Transfer from Long Beach (Calif.) City College
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports
- Ranked as No. 6 JUCO OLB prospect and No. 99 overall in 247Sport's JUCO rankings
- 62 tackles, 10.5 sacks and five interceptions during 2019
- Earned CCCFCA All-America first team honors
- Named to the Region III All-California team
- National Northern League's Defensive Player of the Year
- Played at Leuzinger High School
- Chose Houston over Boise State, Hawai'i, New Mexico among others
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
Camp Availability: Defensive Coordinator Austin Armstrong
Friday, August 01