JONES' HONOR ROLL
- 2023 Third Team All-Big Ten
- 2022 & 2023 Academic All-Big Ten selection.
- 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award Recipient
- 2021 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- National Freshman of the Week by CBS Sports (Sept. 2, 2018)
- Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Sept. 3, 2018)
- Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 4, 2018)
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
JONES IN THE NEWS
• Maryland WR Jeshaun Jones, a South Fort Myers High grad, to play in Hula Bowl (Fort Myers News-Press, January 11, 2024)
• Big Ten Network's The Journey on Maryland WR Jeshaun Jones (October 6, 2023)
• Jeshaun Jones has had the highest of highs and lowest of lows at Maryland (Washington Post, December 28, 2022)
• Maryland wide receiver Jeshaun Jones fitting right back in after missing season with ACL injury (Washington Post, October 29, 2020)
• Jeshaun Jones knows they won’t all end in touchdowns, but that’s how his Maryland career began (Washington Post, September 5, 2018)
As a Graduate Student (2023): Third Team All-Big Ten ... 2023 Team Captain (voted on by teammates at end of season) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Started all 13 games and led Maryland in receptions (56), receiving yards (790) and receiving yards per game (60.8) ... Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in receptoins, receiving yards and receiving yards per game ... Hauled in four receiving TDs and averaged 14.1 yards per catch ... Ended his career ranked fifth all-time at Maryland in career receiving touchdowns (14) and career receptions (149) ... Ends Terps career ranked sixth in program history in career receiving yards (2,043) ... Passed Dontay Demus Jr. and D.J. Moore to move into sixth all-time at Maryland in career receiving yards with three receptions for 43 yards at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)... Reached the 2,000 career yard mark with 70 yards on four receptions at Rutgers (11/25) ... Recorded 70 yards on four receptions vs. #2 Michigan (11/18) ... Led the Terps with five receptions for 86 yards at Nebraska (11/11) ... Tied Stefon Diggs and Dontay Demus Jr. for fifth all-time in career receiving touchdowns with his fourth of the year against #9 Penn State (11/4) ... Matched career-high with nine receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown at Northwestern (10/28) ... Had three catches for 40 yards vs. Illinois (10/14) ... Led the Terps with five receptions for 59 yards at #4 Ohio State (10/7) ... Only the eighth Terp to have a 100-yard receiving game in three different seasons ... Tallied six receptions for 121 yards including a 62-yard catch to open up the game in win vs. Indiana (9/30) ... Recorded five receptions for 96 yards and a 64-yard touchdown reception to give Maryland the lead in the third quarter in win over Virginia (9/17) ... Tallied three receptions for 45 yards in win over Charlotte (9/9), becoming only the 16th Terp to eclipse the 100-reception mark ... Caught five passes for 57 yards and a 24-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter to help lead Maryland to a season opening win over Towson (9/2)
As a Redshirt Senior (2022): Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts… Led Terps in receiving with 44 receptions for 557 yards, averaging 12.66 yards per reception, and catching four touchdowns ... Caught four passes for 79 yards in Duke's Mayo Bowl win over NC State (12/30) ... Had career day on Senior Day vs. Rutgers (11/26), catching nine passes for 152 yards and a touchdown, which broke the all-time passing TD record for QB Taulia Tagovailoa ... Hauled in a touchdown to make it a one score game in the fourth quarter against #2 Ohio State (11/19) ... Led the team with five receptions for 41 yards in win at Indiana (10/15) ... Matched a career-high with six receptions for a team-best 60 yards in win over Michigan State (10/1) ... Caught two passes for 48 yards at #4 Michigan (9/24), including a 26-yard reception and two point conversion in the fourth quarter ... Starred in win over Charlotte (9/10/22), hauling in a career-best six receptions for 71 yards and a career-best two touchdowns, 14 and 16-yard receptions ... Started in season opening win vs. Buffalo (9/3), catching four passes for 70 yards, including a game-high 35 yards grab
As a Junior (2021): Appeared in the first six games of the year with one start at #7 Ohio State (10/9) before suffering season ending injury ... Totaled 18 receptions for 224 yards ... Led Maryland with five receptions, good for 78 yards in win over Kent State (9/25) ... Hauled in five receptions for 70 yards including a huge 24-yard reception on the game-tying fourth quarter touchdown drive at Illinois (9/17) ... Caught three passes for 46 yards in win over Howard (9/11).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020): Appeared in four of five games, starting in all four ... Totaled 11 receptions for 181 yards, both good for fourth on the team and a touchdown ... Recorded first career 100-yard receiving game in win over Minnesota (10/30), tallying three receptions for 103 yards including a 76-yard touchdown on a slant that Jones broke free in the first quarter. ... Caught a team-best five passes for 37 yards in first game returning from ACL injury at Northwestern (10/24).
As a Sophomore (2019): Tore ACL in preseason; redshirt year
As a Freshman (2018): Appeared in all 12 games with two starts (Rutgers, 10/13; at #19 Iowa, 10/20) ... Had impressive freshman year, scoring seven touchdowns (five receiving, two rushing), posting 22 receptions for 288 yards and 18 rushes for 173 yards, as well as a 20-yard passing touchdown ... Has most receiving touchdowns (5) by a freshman since Stefon Diggs (2012) ... Is the first Big Ten freshman to have two games with a touchdown catch and touchdown run since Ohio State’s Maurice Clarett in 2003 ... Caught a 27-yard touchdown pass to give Maryland a 38-31 lead in the fourth quarter against Ohio State (11/17) ... Reached the end zone for 6th time, catching touchdown at Indiana (11/10) ... Posted a rushing and receiving touchdown against Illinois (10/27) with a career-high 68 rushing yards ... Has caught at least one pass in every game to open career ... Caught a eight-yard touchdown against Rutgers (10/13) in first career start ... Had a remarkable start to his collegiate career, recording a passing, rushing and receiving touchdown on each of his first three touches to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week ... First freshman since Marcus Mariota (Oregon) in 2012 to record a passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game. First Maryland player to achieve the feat since at least 1980.
Personal: From Fort Myers, Fl. … son of John Jones and Nicole Baren … chose Maryland because of the family like atmosphere … Letters & Sciences major.
Before Maryland: A consensus 3-star recruit across all major recruiting outlets … a four-year starter at South Fort Myers HS … posted 30 catches for 359 yards and three touchdowns as a senior … had 28 catches for 491 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … also received offers from Tennessee, Pitt, Iowa State, Nebraska and Minnesota … coached by Brian Conn.
JONES' CAREER HIGHS:
Receiving Yards - 152 (Rutgers, 11/26/22)
Receptions - 9 (2x, last at Northwestern, 10/28/23)
Long Reception - 76 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Receiving Touchdowns - 2 (at Charlotte, 9/10/22)
Rushing Yards - 68 (Illinois, 10/27/18)
Rushing Touchdowns - 1 (2x, last vs. Illinois, 10/27/18)
