TYLER, Texas – Georgia Southern wide receiver Amare Jones has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
 
Georgia Southern knocked off No. 25 James Madison 45-38 at Paulson Stadium. Jones was part of an aerial attack that racked up a school-record 578 passing yards and four touchdowns. The fifth-year senior caught seven passes for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 75-yarder. He, along with Khaleb Hood and Jeremy Singleton all went over the century mark, marking the first time in program history the Eagles have had three receivers accomplish the feat in the same game. 
 
The 25th-ranked Dukes were the fourth team to come into Paulson Stadium ranked by The Associated Press. Georgia Southern beat No. 25 App State at home in 2018 but fell to No. 21 Coastal Carolina and No. 14 BYU last year in Statesboro.
 
For the season, Jones has 30 catches for 429 yards and five scores and is also averaging 9.4 yards per punt return and 16.0 yards per kick return.  
 
Jones is a graduate of Frisco Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.