2019
• Started the first six games before suffering a season-ending injury in the victory at Ohio (10-12).
• Recorded 51 stops, including six tackles for loss which ranked third on the team.
• Blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt at Nebraska (9-14), while recording five stops, all solo.
• Tallied a career-high 17 tackles, nine solo, and made his first career interception against Ball State (10-5).
• Posted two sacks on the year, one each against Ball State (10-5) and at Ohio (10-12).
• Third-team All-MAC selection by Pro Football Focus.
2018
• NIU’s top tackler was named first team All-MAC.
• His 130 tackles were the most by a Huskie player since Brian Atkinson had 137 stops in 2004.
• Ranked second on the team with 14.5 TFLs and six pass break-ups.
• Averaged 9.3 stops per game to rank sixth in the MAC.
• Recorded his sixth double-figure tackle game of the season in the Boca Raton Bowl with a team-leading 11 stops and a tackle for loss.
• Led NIU with 15 tackles, nine solo, with two for loss, in the MAC Championship game win over Buffalo (11-30).
• Contributed six solo tackles at WMU (11-20).
• Led the Huskies vs. Miami (11-14) with 10 stops, seven solo and 2.5 for loss.
• Huskies held the Redhawks to two field goals and season-low 201 yards of total offense.
• Broke up a pass to go with six stops at Akron (11-1).
• Led the defense as NIU held BYU (10-27) without a TD, with seven tackles, six solo, a sack and two TFLs.
• Tied his career high with 16 tackles and a sack at Ball State (10-6).
• Led the Huskies at EMU (9-29) with 13 tackles, two sacks, 3.5 TFLs, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery to earn MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Made a team season high and career-best 16 tackles with 10 solo stops vs. CMU (9-15).
• Registered nine tackles, 1.5 for loss, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass at Florida State (9-22).
• Broke up two passes to go with five tackles vs. Utah (9-8).
2017
• Finished seventh on the team with a career-best 45 total tackles from his reserve middle linebacker spot.
• Also a member of several special teams units.
• Finished the year with eight straight games with three or more total tackles.
• Made a season-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops, at Toledo (11-2).
• Credited with a tackle for loss in back-to-back games against Toledo and Ball State (11-9).
• Recorded a sack for seven yards versus Ball State (11-9) and made six solo tackles in the game.
• Tallied eight tackles, all assists, versus Eastern Illinois (9-9).
2016
• Made eight total tackles, two solo and six assists, with 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up in nine games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker.
• Recorded three tackles and added a half tackle for loss in the season finale at Kent State (11-25).
• Knocked down a pass versus Buffalo (10-22).
• Had a two-yard tackle for loss to go with two stops at Western Michigan (10-8).
• Played in the last eight games of the season.
2015
• Redshirted.
High School
• Three-year starter at Vero Beach in Florida’s Class 8A.
• As a senior, made 117 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and five interceptions.
• Helped Vero Beach go undefeated in the regular season and reach the Florida Class 8A regional semifinals in 2014.
• Selected to play in the 2014 Florida East Coast All-Star Game.
• Named 2014 first team All-State in Class 8A by the Florida writers.
• Also recorded 99 tackles as a junior and 75 stops as a sophomore.
Personal
• Born April 14, 1997, in Vero Beach, Fla.
• Son of Yvette Jones and Griffin Davis.
• Received his bachelor's degree in communications from NIU in Spring 2019.
Jones Davis's Single Game Career Highs
Total Tackles: 17 (Ball State 10-5-19)
Tackles for Loss: 3.5 (EMU 9-29-18)
Sacks: 2 (EMU 9-29-18)
Pass Break-Ups: 2 (Utah 9-8-18; EMU 9-29-18)
