Ryan Jones

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
247
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte
High School:
Mallard Creek
Prev School:
Oklahoma
Major:
Entrepreneurship

CAREER NOTES: Two-time letterwinner at East Carolina (2021-22) who started six of 24 contests … Caught 78 career passes for 855 yards (11.0 ypr) with nine touchdowns … Registered at least one reception in 20 of 24 games (multiple 19 times) … Thirty-one of 78 career passes went for 10 or more yards (10 for 20-plus) … Hauled down a career-high six passes on three occasions (Tulane ’21, Temple ’21, USF ’22) … Had career-best 102 receiving yards and two TD receptions against Temple in 2021 … Targeted 104 times making 78 grabs … Transfer from Oklahoma in 2020 who officially enrolled at ECU in January of 2021 … Earned two letters at OU (2018-19) … While with the Sooners, registered 31 total stops (21 solo) in 18 career games … Booked 2.5 TFLs (-9 yards) … Picked off one pass (no return) against UCLA during sophomore campaign … Tallied career-high eight stops against Arm in 2018.

2022: Started six of 12 games for the Pirates for the Pirates … Caught 41 passes for 413 yards (10.1 ypr) with five touchdowns … Hauled down at least one pass in 11 of 12 contests (multiple 11 times) … Targeted a personal-best 10 times at South Florida making six grabs, which tied his career-high … Notched first career start against Old Dominion while also getting starts against Navy, Tulane, UCF, BYU and Houston … Caught a touchdown pass in four consecutive games from Sept. 10 to Oct. 1 (ODU/16 yards, Campbell/1 yard, Navy/14 yards, South Florida/21 yards) … Posted a season-high 84 yards receiving versus South Florida … In ECU’s four overtime win against Memphis, caught four passes for 54 yards and rushed twice for one additional yard … Hauled down at least four passes in a game seven times … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense eight times, including a season-high 575 against South Florida (465 pass, 110 rush) … Opened up running lanes for Keaton Mitchell’s second consecutive 1,000-yard campaign (1,452) and eight of his nine 100-plus yard rushing efforts (160/Old Dominion, 185/Campbell, 149/Memphis, 105/UCF, 176/BYU, 112/Cincinnati, 128/Houston, 222/Temple) … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers’ 3,708 passing yards, which stands as the fourth-most passing yards in a single campaign … Named to the 2022 Preseason John Mackey Award and Reese's Senior Bowl Watch Lists … A 2022 Preseason First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection by Athlon Sports and a third teamer by Phil Steele’s Football Preview.

2021: Played in all 12 games during first competitive season with the Pirates … Caught 37 passes for 442 yards (11.9 ypc) with five touchdowns … Over final eight games of the season hauled down 36 passes for 404 yards and four scores … Seventeen of 37 career receptions went for 10 or more yards (eight for 20-plus) … Tied career-high with six receptions vs. Temple (other: six vs. Tulane) ... Registered first career 100-yard game with career-best 102 yards vs. Temple ... Became second TE with 100-plus receiving yards in a game this season (other: Shane Calhoun at Marshall/114) ... Caught scoring passes against Appalachian State (38 yards), Tulane (14 yards), Temple (33 and 28 yards) and Navy (five yards) … Targeted 50 times making 37 grabs (18 resulting in a ECU first down) … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense six times, including a season-high 612 vs. Tulane (310 passing, 302 rush) … Opened up running lanes for Keaton Mitchell who rushed for 100-plus yards in a game four times (135/Marshall, 125/Charleston Southern, 222/Tulane, 146/Temple) … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers’ 3,126 passing yards, which ranked as the seventh-most passing yards in a single season.

2020: Did not compete while completing transfer requirements.

2019: Recorded nine total tackles (eight solo) and one interception in seven contests at Oklahoma ... Notched a season-high four solo stops vs. American Athletic Conference member Houston in the season opener ... Followed with two tackles at Kansas State and single hits against Kansas and Texas Tech ... Netted first career interception and added a solo tackle at UCLA.

2018: Experience action in 11 games and made three starts as a redshirt freshman ... Booked 19 tackles, 2.5 resulting in lost yardage ... Opened contests against Florida Atlantic (first career start), Army and Texas Tech ... Established a career-best with eight stops and a TFL against the Black Knights ... Contributed six tackles, one behind the line of scrimmage, vs. UCLA ... Collected two tackles in Sooners' debut against FAU and matched total again vs. Kansas State.

2017: Redshirted as a true freshman ... Signed as a defensive back.

High School: Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... Stood among the nation's Top 175 (171) overall players according to ESPN.com ... Tabbed as the 24th-best receiver in the nation by ESPN.com, 49th by Rivals.com and 50th by Scout.com ... Ranked as the No. 50 athlete nationally per 247Sports.com ... Among North Carolina recruits, earned a No. 2 standing by ESPN.com, No. 10 by Rivals.com and No. 50 by 247Sports.com ... A USA Today First-Team All-State selection ... Offensively, logged 31 catches for 541 yards and seven touchdowns, while tallying 21 tackles and four pass breakups as a defender in the secondary during senior campaign ... Had 23 receptions for 679 yards and seven scores as a junior ... Initially chose Oklahoma over Clemson, Florida, North Carolina and others.

Personal: Earned undergraduate degree in communication at Oklahoma in December of 2020.