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Player Bio: Shane Jones



ASU: A steady presence at defensive tackle...found his way into the starting lineup towards the end of last season.

2002: Played in 14 games, starting six...tallied 44 tackles on the year, 18 solo efforts...2.5 tackles for loss, totaling seven yards...had a fumble recovery versus Stanford...recorded 10 tackles against California.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Graduated from Sacramento City College...earned all-conference accolades as a freshman and sophomore...helped team to a 9-2 record and a win in the Shrine Bowl...won the Co-Most Valuable Player award at Sacramento City College (with fellow Sun Devil signee Ishmael Thrower) as a freshman...was a 2001 preseason All-American...coached at Sacramento City College by LaMonte Love.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Center High School in Antelope, Calif.... two-sport star in football and track...earned first-team all-league on defense and second-team all-league on offense as a senior...was the leading tackler as a senior with 119...added five sacks and three fumble recoveries...earned all-league honors as a junior as well...had two "Hits of the Week" in each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...was named the Most Inspirational Player at Center High as a sophomore...as a freshman, moved up to the junior varsity after being named the Freshman MVP...was the track and field team MVP and captain for three seasons...won all-league honors as a junior and senior in the shot put...captured the league title in the shot put as a junior and placed second during his senior campaign...an honors student...won the Kappa Academic Award as a senior and the President's Award as a sophomore...three-time winner of the Renaissance Award for academics (3.0 grade-point average or above).

PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (sociology and psychology)...parents are John (retired, Air Force) and Vicki (child care)...has six siblings...two brothers played college football (Shawnbay at Cal State-Northridge and Jamie Riendel at Adams State)...another brother, Tim, played college baseball at Texas Pan-Am and the AA level for the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers organizations...hobbies are collecting music and playing video games...born May 22, 1982 in Sacramento, Calif....full name is Shane Michael Jones.

CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 5, at WSU (11/2/02). Assisted Tackles: 8, vs. California (11/9/02). Total Tackles: 10, vs. California (11/9/02). Tackles for loss: 2, vs. Washington (10/26/02).

  Shane Jones
Shane Jones
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Antelope, Calif.

High School:
Center

Last College:
Sacramento City College

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 290

Position:
Defensive Tackle

Experience:
1V