Paul Jones (American football)

Paul Jones
Position Quarterback
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Sto-Rox High School,
Pittsburgh, PA
Personal information
Date of birth May 17, 1992
Place of birth Pittsburgh, PA
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com
Stats at CBSSports.com

Paul Jones is an American football quarterback. He played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2010 to 2012. He transferred to Robert Morris University and played for the Robert Morris Colonials in 2013.

Early years

Jones grew up in McKees Rocks, PA and attended Sto-Rox School District where he played high school football under Jason Ruscitto.[1]

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Paul Jones
QB		 McKees Rocks, PA Sto-Rox High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 4.88 Jan 17, 2009 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Jones graduated high school early and enrolled for the spring semester at Penn State in the spring of 2009.[2] During his freshman season in 2010, Jones was a Redshirt and served as the quarterback on Penn State's scout team. While he showed promise and was expected to compete for the quarterback job in 2011, he had academic troubles and was forced to sit out due to ineligibility.[3] He did regain eligibility for the 2012 season. Though he was initially entrenched in a 4-way QB competition with Matt McGloin, Rob Bolden and Shane McGregor, he was moved to tight end and appeared in his first game against Navy, where he caught one pass for seven yards.[4] Jones left the Penn State football team midway through the 2012 season. He transferred from Penn State to Robert Morris University, where he will have two years of eligibility remaining. Jones is projected as the odds on favorite to be the starting quarterback at RMU for the 2013 season. Jones was ruled academically ineligible for the 2014 season.[5]

Personal

Jones is the son of Paul Sr. and Jennifer Jones. He has 4 younger brothers: Malcolm, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Kristifer. He also has a sister, Jena.

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Jones Profile". Penn State. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Musselman, Ron (12 January 2010). "Newest recruiting class at Penn State gets head start". Pittsburgh News, Sports, Business, and Opinion. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Giger, Cory. "PSU QB Paul Jones academically ineligible for 2011 season". Giger Counters. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Wogenrich, Mark. "Penn State defeats Navy 34-7". Morning Call. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Meyer, Craig (August 28, 2014). "2014 Football preview: Duquesne & Robert Morris". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2014.