2021 Football Roster
Jones, Will
Jersey Number 24
Will Jones
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Anderson, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Lapel HS
- High School:
- Lapel HS
- Major:
- Business Administration
Bio
Awards and Honors:
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2018 Ball State Bill Meitzler Scout Team Player of the Year Award (offense)
2021: Played in all 13 games ... totaled 314 rushing yards on 88 carries and three touchdowns on the ground ... also caught 16 passes for 131 yards out of the backfield ... had multiple carries and catches in six games ... caught at least one pass in the final eight games of the season ... racked up 93 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries in the season opener vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2) ... contributed 47 yards on 10 carries while finding the end zone once at Wyoming (Sept. 18) ... had 22 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving vs. Toledo (Sept. 25) ... toted the rock 12 times for 47 yards and one touchdown at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 16).
2020: Appeared in six of BSU’s eight games at running back, missing two to injury … made the first two starts of his career, earning the starting nod in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo and the Arizona Bowl win over No. 19 San Jose State … finished the season with 276 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 69 attempts … posted career highs for carries (22) and rushing yards (89) in the Arizona Bowl win … also scored a touchdown in that game … his other touchdown came in the win at Central Michigan … ran for 71 yards on 16 carries in the MAC West championship-clinching win over Western Michigan.
2019: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve running back … notched a season-high four carries in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … piled up seven receptions as the third-down back in the first three games … tallied a tackle in each of the final four games … awarded a scholarship during preseason camp.
2018: Saw action in 10 games, mainly on special teams … tallied his first collegiate rushing attempt in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29 … recorded the Mid-American Conference's longest run of the season, an 80-yard touchdown, in the fourth quarter against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 … notched a personal-high 12 carries at Toledo on Oct. 31 … notched his lone special teams tackle at Ohio on Oct. 25.
2017: Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from coach Tim Miller at Lapel High … all-state honoree as a senior … 2016 Madison County Player of the Year … team captain … rushed for 1,351 yards and 16 touchdowns in six games as a senior … also played point guard on the basketball team … two-time Defensive Player of the Year on the hardwood … helped Lapel capture the basketball state championship as a junior.
PERSONAL: Son of Bradley and Cyndy Jones … two sisters … several relatives played football or ran track at Purdue.
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2018 Ball State Bill Meitzler Scout Team Player of the Year Award (offense)
2021: Played in all 13 games ... totaled 314 rushing yards on 88 carries and three touchdowns on the ground ... also caught 16 passes for 131 yards out of the backfield ... had multiple carries and catches in six games ... caught at least one pass in the final eight games of the season ... racked up 93 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries in the season opener vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2) ... contributed 47 yards on 10 carries while finding the end zone once at Wyoming (Sept. 18) ... had 22 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving vs. Toledo (Sept. 25) ... toted the rock 12 times for 47 yards and one touchdown at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 16).
2020: Appeared in six of BSU’s eight games at running back, missing two to injury … made the first two starts of his career, earning the starting nod in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo and the Arizona Bowl win over No. 19 San Jose State … finished the season with 276 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 69 attempts … posted career highs for carries (22) and rushing yards (89) in the Arizona Bowl win … also scored a touchdown in that game … his other touchdown came in the win at Central Michigan … ran for 71 yards on 16 carries in the MAC West championship-clinching win over Western Michigan.
2019: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve running back … notched a season-high four carries in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … piled up seven receptions as the third-down back in the first three games … tallied a tackle in each of the final four games … awarded a scholarship during preseason camp.
2018: Saw action in 10 games, mainly on special teams … tallied his first collegiate rushing attempt in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29 … recorded the Mid-American Conference's longest run of the season, an 80-yard touchdown, in the fourth quarter against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 … notched a personal-high 12 carries at Toledo on Oct. 31 … notched his lone special teams tackle at Ohio on Oct. 25.
2017: Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from coach Tim Miller at Lapel High … all-state honoree as a senior … 2016 Madison County Player of the Year … team captain … rushed for 1,351 yards and 16 touchdowns in six games as a senior … also played point guard on the basketball team … two-time Defensive Player of the Year on the hardwood … helped Lapel capture the basketball state championship as a junior.
PERSONAL: Son of Bradley and Cyndy Jones … two sisters … several relatives played football or ran track at Purdue.
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