Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Tyler Jones
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Mich.
- High School:
- Belleville
PERSONAL: Full name: Tyler Ray Jones...Son of Thomas Jones...Born 1-2-86...Marketing major...EMU: One of the most athletic players at EMU...Has earned three football letters and added another letter last year as a contributing member of the men’s basketball team...Sat out the 2004 season as a redshirt freshman and earned letters in 2005, 2006 and 2007...Has played quarterback, running back and wide receiver for the football team...Has played in 32 games, starting eight times over the past three years...Has completed 115-of-189 passes for 999 yards and six touchdowns and has rushed 181 times for 596 yards with five touchdowns on the ground...Has caught 32 passes for 345 yards and three touchdowns...2007: Played in all 12 games as a quarterback, wide receiver and running back...Caught 29 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns...Recorded two touchdown receptions at Ohio (Oct. 13) with the first a seven-yard grab from quarterback Andy Schmitt and the second a five-yard scoring toss from backup QB Kyle McMahon...His other touchdown pass was a 29 yarder from Schmitt against Bowling Green (Nov. 3)...Singled out by the coaching staff for game awards three times...Was named the Offensive Big Playmaker against Ohio...Earned a Championship Special Teams honor for the Michigan (Oct. 6) game and was honored for a Winning Performance in the season finale at Central Michigan (Nov. 16)...Joined the men’s basketball team at the conclusion of the football season and played in 26 games, 12 as a starter, and averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds...2006: Played in 10 games, starting seven times...Started five games at quarterback and two at tailback...Starting signal caller against Ball State (Aug. 31), Michigan State (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Oct. 14), Ohio (Nov. 4) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Was the starting tailback against Toledo (Oct. 21) and Kent State (Nov. 17)...Completed 74-of-134 passes for 754 yards and threw for four touchdowns...Also rushed 107 times for 310 yards with four rushing touchdowns...Ran for 164 net yards in the season opener at Ball State...Found wide receiver Eric Deslauriers for touchdown passes of 79 and 23 yards against Bowling Green...Turned in his most productive passing effort in that Bowling Green contest, completing 24-of-38 passes for 260 yards and two touchdown aerials...Rushed for touchdowns of five and two yards against Navy (Nov. 11)...Chosen by the coaching staff for single-game awards twice, as the Offensive Player of the game at Ball State and as the Offensive Big Playmaker for the Navy tilt...2005: Played in 10 games and started once, against Miami (Oct. 22)...Finished that Miami game with 19 completions in 26 attempts for 135 yards with two touchdown passes and one rushing score while playing the entire game...Completed 41-of-65 passes for 245 yards with one interception and two touchdowns during the season...Also rushed 67 times for 267 yards and one touchdown...Threw for touchdown passes of seven yards to R.J. Montemayor and 28 yards to Eric Deslauriers and scored on an eight-yard run in the Miami contest...Named the Offensive Eagle of the Week for the Miami game and also earned Championship Performance and Offensive Big Playmaker awards for that game...Singled out by the coaching staff for Winning Performances against Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10), Central Michigan (Sept. 24) and Ball State (Nov. 12)...2004: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman...Singled out by the coaching staff for outstanding effort in practice for the Florida (Sept. 11) and Bowling Green (Oct. 30) games...Practiced with the team during the 2004 season as well as 2005 spring drills...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Belleville H.S. where he was an outstanding football and basketball player for the Tigers...Played football for head coach Bob LaPointe and basketball for head coach Mike Krogel...Helped lead the basketball team to the Class A quarterfinals...In football he ran for 465 yards and six touchdowns and passed for 457 yards as a senior quarterback...In basketball he was a two-year starter and a three-year varsity player...Averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists as a senior...Honors: The Ann Arbor News: Player of the Year in basketball as a senior...First-team All-Area as a football player...The Detroit News: Senior Year-Football: No. 53 on the Blue Chip list...Second-team All-West defensive back...Honorable mention All-Metro....Senior Year-Basketball: First-team All-Metro North, and fourth-team All-Metro...Sixth-team Class A All-State...Detroit Free Press: Football honors: Second-team All-West...No. 42 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of top state of Michigan recruits... Basketball honors: First-team All-Metro West...Third-team All-Metro...Honorable mention Class A All-State.
