2025 Football Roster
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Jones, Anthony

Jersey Number 15
Anthony Jones
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Previous School:
- Liberty HS / Michigan State
Bio
Career Summary
Jones arrives at UCLA after spending a season each at Oregon (2022), Indiana (2023) and Michigan State (2024) โฆ has played in 26 games and made four starts over three seasons โฆ has totaled 38 tackles (20-18-38), 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries over his three-year career.
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2024 (Michigan State)
Played in all 12 games in his redshirt sophomore season at Michigan State โฆ recorded season highs in tackles (11-14-25), tackles for loss (3.5 for eight yards), sacks (2.0 for six yards) and quarterback hurries (5) โฆ logged 302 snaps on defense and 28 on special teams โฆ collected a season-high five tackles (0-5-5) in the season finale versus Rutgers (Nov. 30) โฆ recorded three tackles (2-1-3), a sack and two quarterback hurries in his Michigan State debut versus Florida Atlantic (Aug. 30) โฆ tallied a sack and two solo tackles at Boston College (Sept. 21) โฆ recorded three stops (1-2-3) and 0.5 tackle for loss versus Ohio State (Sept. 28) โฆ recorded 1.0 tackle for loss versus Iowa (Oct. 19).
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2023 (Indiana)
Played in 12 games and made four starts in his redshirt freshman season at Indiana โฆ recorded 12 tackles (8-4-12), 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry โฆ played 306 defensive snaps โฆ posted five tackles (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 28) โฆ recorded 0.5 tackle for loss at Illinois (Nov. 11) โฆ totaled two tackles in contests at Maryland (Sept. 30) and Michigan (Oct. 14).
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2022 (Oregon)
Played in two games and earned a redshirt in his true freshman season at Oregon โฆ made his collegiate debut and collected one solo tackle at Colorado (Nov. 5) โฆ totaled eight snaps in the Holiday Bowl versus North Carolina (Dec. 28).
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High School
Prepped at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nev.) โฆ also prepped at Arbor View High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) as a freshman and sophomore from 2018-19 โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โฆ rated as one of the top prospects from Nevada in Class of 2022 by Rival (No. 8), 247Sports (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 11) โฆ named to the Las Vegas Review-Journal All-Southern Nevada First Team his senior season in 2021 โฆ was also named All-Mountain League First Team as a tight end and Second Team as a outside linebacker โฆ totaled 39 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a senior โฆ also racked up 241 receiving yards with 16 receptions and six touchdowns โฆ junior season was canceled due to COVID-19 โฆ made 37 stops (12-25-37) and one TFL as a sophomore in 2019 at Arbor View.
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Personal
Born Anthony Jones Jr. โฆ son to Darcy Yurek โฆ has one brother, Jashawn โฆ has three sisters, Jocelynn, Jenae and Shilah โฆ athlete he admires most is NFL defensive end Maxx Crosby โฆ major is communications โฆ pursuing a career in broadcasting after football.
Jones arrives at UCLA after spending a season each at Oregon (2022), Indiana (2023) and Michigan State (2024) โฆ has played in 26 games and made four starts over three seasons โฆ has totaled 38 tackles (20-18-38), 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries over his three-year career.
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2024 (Michigan State)
Played in all 12 games in his redshirt sophomore season at Michigan State โฆ recorded season highs in tackles (11-14-25), tackles for loss (3.5 for eight yards), sacks (2.0 for six yards) and quarterback hurries (5) โฆ logged 302 snaps on defense and 28 on special teams โฆ collected a season-high five tackles (0-5-5) in the season finale versus Rutgers (Nov. 30) โฆ recorded three tackles (2-1-3), a sack and two quarterback hurries in his Michigan State debut versus Florida Atlantic (Aug. 30) โฆ tallied a sack and two solo tackles at Boston College (Sept. 21) โฆ recorded three stops (1-2-3) and 0.5 tackle for loss versus Ohio State (Sept. 28) โฆ recorded 1.0 tackle for loss versus Iowa (Oct. 19).
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2023 (Indiana)
Played in 12 games and made four starts in his redshirt freshman season at Indiana โฆ recorded 12 tackles (8-4-12), 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry โฆ played 306 defensive snaps โฆ posted five tackles (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 28) โฆ recorded 0.5 tackle for loss at Illinois (Nov. 11) โฆ totaled two tackles in contests at Maryland (Sept. 30) and Michigan (Oct. 14).
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2022 (Oregon)
Played in two games and earned a redshirt in his true freshman season at Oregon โฆ made his collegiate debut and collected one solo tackle at Colorado (Nov. 5) โฆ totaled eight snaps in the Holiday Bowl versus North Carolina (Dec. 28).
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High School
Prepped at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nev.) โฆ also prepped at Arbor View High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) as a freshman and sophomore from 2018-19 โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โฆ rated as one of the top prospects from Nevada in Class of 2022 by Rival (No. 8), 247Sports (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 11) โฆ named to the Las Vegas Review-Journal All-Southern Nevada First Team his senior season in 2021 โฆ was also named All-Mountain League First Team as a tight end and Second Team as a outside linebacker โฆ totaled 39 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a senior โฆ also racked up 241 receiving yards with 16 receptions and six touchdowns โฆ junior season was canceled due to COVID-19 โฆ made 37 stops (12-25-37) and one TFL as a sophomore in 2019 at Arbor View.
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Personal
Born Anthony Jones Jr. โฆ son to Darcy Yurek โฆ has one brother, Jashawn โฆ has three sisters, Jocelynn, Jenae and Shilah โฆ athlete he admires most is NFL defensive end Maxx Crosby โฆ major is communications โฆ pursuing a career in broadcasting after football.
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