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Christian Jones

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Winter Park, Fla.
High School:
Lake Howell
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 237
Position:
LB

05/18/2012

Class-by-Class Breakdown: Freshmen

In the final installment of FSU football class breakdowns, Seminoles.com's Brandon Mellor takes a look at the scholarship freshmen

05/16/2012

Class-by-Class Breakdown: Juniors

The breakdown of FSU football players in each class continues as Seminoles.com's Brandon Mellor takes a look at the 19 scholarship juniors entering the 2012 season.

05/15/2012

Class-by-Class Breakdown: Seniors

Seminoles.com's Brandon Mellor takes a look at each scholarship player on the 2012 FSU football team, starting with the 19-member senior class.

04/12/2012

Preview: 2012 Garnet and Gold Game

Seminoles.com's Brandon Mellor previews FSU's annual spring game this Saturday with a look at practice news and notes from each position on the team.

03/19/2012

Back At It: Seminoles Open Up Spring Practice

FSU hits AL Dunlap Practice Fields for first of 15 practices.

12/29/2011

Florida State vs. Notre Dame

Champs Sports Bowl

2011 OUTLOOK
Moved into the starting spot at strongside linebacker during the spring and made an immediate impact. An impressive physical specimen at 6-4, 240 with above average speed and quickness.

2010
True freshman who saw action in all 14 games on special teams and some spot duty at linebacker...registered 18 tackles (11 unassisted, seven assisted) and tallied three sacks and three tackles for loss...also had a pass break up and a fumble recovery...named to the Phil Steele Freshman All-America fifth team...tallied a career-high six tackles (three solo stops, three assisted) in a win at Virginia...added sacks against Samford, Virginia and Maryland...first career fumble recovery came against South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl...recipient of the Devaughn Darling Award, given to the top freshman on the defense...named fifth team All-Freshman Defense by Phil Steele.

PERSONAL
Widely regarded as one of the nation's elite athletes not only at outside linebacker, but across the board...an FSU legacy player whose father Willie Jones, Sr. starred for the `Noles at defensive end, a position also played by his brother Willie Jones, Jr...carried a five-star rating by Rivals...Rivals ranked the Lake Howell star as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the country, the No. 2 prospect in Florida and the 20th-best player nationally...Scout.com listed him as a four-star prospect and the No. 5-rated outside linebacker in the country...ESPN ranked Jones as No. 2 outside linebacker and No. 27 prospect overall...MaxPreps gave him a No. 71 national ranking...SuperPrep All-America 290 had him listed as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the nation and No. 2 player in the state, bestowing the honor of SuperPrep Dixie Defensive Player of the Year...checked in at No. 20 on Sporting News' Top 100 list of players nationally...rolled up 126 tackles, including 12 for losses and four sacks as a senior...had 160 stops as a junior and finished three-year Lake Howell career with 326 tackles...No. 1 outside linebacker on Florida Super 75 by the Times-Union...rated No. 7 player overall on Bill Buchalter's Florida 100 and No. 2 linebacker behind fellow classmate Jeff Luc...participated in the Under Armour All-Star Game...selected FSU over Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Tennessee, but also had offers from LSU, USC, Miami and Michigan...born February 18, 1991.

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