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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2022 Football Roster

5 Amare Jones

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 195
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Frisco, Texas
  • High School Frisco Heritage
  • Prev School Tulane
  • Major Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Twitter @AJonesEra
  • Instagram @ajonesera

Biography

2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference First Team (Pro Football Network)

2022-23: Played in eight games, starting six … Caught 35 passes for 483 yards and six touchdowns … Also averaged 9.3 yards on 12 punt returns … Played 426 offensive snaps and 35 on special teams … Got the start in the opener against Morgan State, posting a 14-yard reception … Caught three passes for 21 yards and a touchdown in the win at Nebraska … Had a 5-yard catch at UAB … Had seven catches for 94 yards and the game-sealing 47-yard touchdown against Ball State … Caught five passes for 65 yards and had a 50-yard punt return against Coastal Carolina … Caught six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State … Had seven catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns in the win over No. 25 James Madison … His 75-yard catch-and-run was a career long … Caught five passes for 54 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, in the win at Old Dominion … Suffered an internal injury in the game and was forced to miss the remainder of the season after having surgery the following day.

2021-22: A first-team All-Sun Belt selection as a flex option on offense by Pro Football Network … Played in 10 games, starting six … Played 380 total snaps (370 on offense, 10 on special teams) … Earned starts at quarterback, running back and receiver … Caught 25 passes for 351 yards, ran for 196 yards on 41 carries and threw for 45 yards … Was third on the team with 547 all-purpose yards  … Completed 4 of 8 passes for 45 yards with an interception … Also had a forced fumble and a tackle … Got the start at quarterback in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Completed 4-of-7 passes for 45 yards and ran 19 times for 98 yards … Started at running back at Florida Atlantic … Had nine carries for 21 yards and four catches for 33 yards … Played just one snap at Arkansas, catching a 3-yard pass before leaving with an ankle injury … Missed the games against Louisiana and Arkansas State … Returned to play 25 snaps at Troy, catching two passes for 35 yards … Played mostly receiver against South Alabama, catching four passes for 90 yards … Started at receiver against Georgia State, catching five passes for 67 yards … Had two catches for 45 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had a 24-yard run in the win at Texas State … Ran the ball five times for 36 yards against BYU … Also caught two passes foe 22 yards … Threw an interception on his lone passing attempt … Caught five passes for 56 yards and ran the ball seven times for 17 yards at App State.

2020-21: Played in 10 games, starting two for the Green Wave … Had 67 carries for 389 yards and two touchdowns … Had a long run of 50 yards … Also caught 14 passes for 101 yards with a long of 26 yards … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December … Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January.

2019-20: Played in all 13 games for Tulane and made six starts … Finished the year with 1,611 all-purpose yards, which ranks seventh in program history all-time, fifth in the American Athletic Conference and 22nd nationally … Also finished the year with six total touchdowns (four rushing and receiving), which ranked fourth on the team … His 371 rushing yards ranked fourth on the team while his 367 yards receiving ranked third on the team … Rushed for a touchdown at home and targeted three times for a career-high 38 receiving yards at home against FIU … Had five carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns including a season high 57-yard run against MSU … Had a season best 60-yard kick return against MSU … Recorded 122 all-purpose yards at home against Houston … Rushed for 65 yards, made six catches for 104 yards, totaled two touchdowns and finished the game with a season-high 249 yards at Army … Caught four passes for 32 yards away at Memphis … Totaled 193 all-purpose yards away at Navy … Returned four kicks for 54 yards at home against Tulsa … Recorded a 36-yard run and completed a 27-yard pass away at Temple … Led the Green Wave to their second straight win, as he caught a team-high five passes, including a touchdown, for 57 yards while also adding 18 yards rushing in the team’s win over Southern Miss in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. 

2018-19: Appeared in every game for Tulane … Ranked second among all freshman in The American with 939 all-purpose yards … Led the team in kickoff return yards (558) and punt return yards (113) … Rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns … Totaled a season-high 145 kickoff return yards at Cincinnati … Caught a season-high three passes for 29 yards against SMU … Rushed for a season-high 42 yards on just eight carries at Tulsa … Had three carries for 26 and a touchdown at Houston … Finished the year on a high note, as he totaled 142 all-purpose yards against Louisiana in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. 

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … A first-team all-district selection as a junior Named District 9-5A Offensive Sophomore of the Year in 2015 … Averaged 126.5 passing yards per game and 130.9 rushing yards per game during his varsity career … As a senior, rushed for 763 yards and four touchdowns, and passed for 504 yards and eight touchdowns … Rushed for 1,834 yards and 22 touchdowns, and threw for 1,604 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior … Ran for 1,015 yards and 11 touchdowns, and passed for 1,679 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore … Also lettered in track & field and baseball … Was a first-team all-district selection at infielder as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born Amare Raysean Jones on August 29 in Ceritos, CA … Son of Sean and Nakia Jones … Has one older brother, Sean Jr. … Brother played football at Texas Southern.

MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduated)

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Fifth Year

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 195 lbs
    5