Furman University

2021 — Registered limited special teams action in four games.

2020 — Saw duty in all seven games (spring of ‘21), primarily on special teams...logged three tackles...had a stop and a fumble recovery on opening kickoff versus Samford (44-37 overtime win) to set up a touchdown...recorded a tackle against East Tennessee State (17-13 win).

2019 — Appeared briefly in Western Carolina game (28-7 win)...was sidelined for most of the season due to injury...accorded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: December 2018 graduate of Rabun County (2A) High School who enrolled at Furman in January of 2019 and took part in spring practice...chose Furman from 12 scholarship offers, including two from FBS programs...football coach was Lee Shaw...saw action at free safety, wide receiver, and return specialist...career statistics include 354 tackles, 18 tackles for-loss, 10 interceptions, 3,356 all-purpose yards (2,282 receiving yards and 1,100 return yards), and 31 touchdowns...helped Rabun County post a combined 37-4 record and make three state playoff appearances...three-time first team all-state selection: 2016 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, 2017 Georgia Sportswriters Association (GSWA), and 2018 Atlanta Journal-Constitution and GSWA...two-time GACA North-South All-Star Game choice..served as team captain his junior and senior years...totaled 105 tackles, 47 receptions for 918 yards (11 TDs), and 475 return yards as senior en route to earning All Region 8 2A Player of the Year honors and helping lead Rabun County to an 11-2 season and quarterfinal round appearance in state playoffs...three-time all-region choice as a safety and return specialist...also played baseball, twice earning all-region honors as both a position player and pitcher, and ran track, helping his team to a state runner-up finish in 2018.

Personal: Full name is Austin Coe Jones...born December 14, 2000, in Gainesville, Georgia...son of Mike and Robin Jones...has a brother, Alden...earth & environmental science major.