Jones was a consensus 2009 First-Team All-American, and also was named the College Football Performance Awards’ Linebacker of the Year.

The media’s choice for 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Jones’ 154 tackles led the conference and ranked third nationally. He also finished with 14 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks, both of which led the Spartans.

Jones has led MSU in tackles all three seasons, improving his total each year. As a sophomore in 2008, he finished with 127 tackles and was named First-Team All-Big Ten by conference coaches, becoming the first Spartan linebacker to earn the honor since 2001. As a freshman, Jones started all 13 games, finishing with 78 tackles to earn Freshman All-American accolades from numerous publications.

Entering his senior season Jones has 359 career tackles, eighth most in program history.