Position: WR/DB Date of Birth: 05/22/1982 Height: 6' 0" Weight: 200 lbs
College Experience: Syracuse Resides: Syracuse
Biography:
How Acquired: Assigned 5/14/09
af2 Notes: Entering third season with Albany
af2 Experience:2008: Played in 10 games with the Conquest and recorded 88 receptions for 895 yards with 13 touchdowns. Recorded 48 kick returns fpr 956 yards (20.1 avg) and one touchdown. Was sidelined for three weeks early in the season due to injury. 2007 Led the af2 in Kick Return Average (24.2)…Returned to the lineup in Week 12 vs. Cincinnati after being sidelined since Week 1 and returned a Kickoff 56 yards for a touchdown… Returned a MFG 56 yards for a touchdown in 53-44 win over Louisville on June 30.
Other Professional Experience: Was a final cut at the Philadelphia Eagles training camp in 2005.
College: Compiled a total of 1189 yards at Syracuse in only three years…Sophomore year in 2002 caught 22 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns…Junior year caught 37 passes for 355 yards…Senior year broke his personal record with 43 catches for 621 yards and three touchdowns…Best game was against Pittsburgh with four receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Personal: Played football, basketball, and track at HillsboroughHigh School in Hillsborough, NJ…favorite sports team growing up was the Michigan Wolverines…Father of two-year-old Sidney Christina Jones which was the greatest moment in his life…Jared loves playing video games, working on cars, and the fans of the AF2.
2009: Saw his first action in Week 10 on 5/30/09 vs. Milwaukee and scored his first touchdown on his only reception of the game…Caught four passes for 53 yards with two touchdowns, one of which was the Catch of the Game in Week 11 on 06/05/09 at Manchester…made it three-straight weeks with a touchdown in Week 12 when he caught five passes for a team-high 85 yards…Caught a season-high eight passes for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also added a 58-yard return touchdowns in Week 13 at Peoria on 6/20/09…Caught his sixth touchdown in six games in Week 16 against Manchester on 7/11/09…Placed on Injured Reserve on 7/16/09.