University of Houston Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster

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
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
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22




























































































































