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Lamar University Athletics

2021 Football Roster

Jeff Kellum, LU Athletics

4 Steven Jones

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 163
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Beaumont, Texas
  • Highschool West Brook HS

Biography

A two-sport letterwinner ... Played in 34 games earning 15 starts during his career ... Recorded 37 tackles including 22 solo stops ... Also picked off two passes and broke up five others ... Also lettered in track and field.

2021 (Senior): Season slowed by injuries … Played in five games earning two starts … Finished the season with five tackles, including three individual stops … Recorded a season-high three tackles, including two unassisted stops at UTSA.

2020 (Junior): Played in and started all six games … Recorded eight tackles on the season, including four solo stops … Also intercepted a pass and broke up three others … Had a season-high three tackles in the victory over Northwestern State … Also picked off a pass and deflected three others against the Demons … Recorded two solo tackles at Southeastern Louisiana.

2020 (Indoor Track & Field)
Ran the 60 and 200-meters with a Top 5 finish ... Debuted with a PR of 6.94 in the 60-meter dash at the FasTrak Athletix Collegiate & Unattached Indoor Opener, finishing fifth ... Ran the 60-meter dash (6.98) and set a PR of 22.68 in the 200-meter dash at the Ted Nelson Invite ... Ran the 60-meter dash at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invite and the Howie Ryan Invite.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games earning seven starts in the secondary … Recorded 21 tackles, including 15 unassisted stops … Also broke up two passes on the season … Picked off one pass … Recorded a career-high eight-tackle performance at Texas A&M … Had two solo stops and two breakups versus Stephen F. Austin … Recorded a solo tackle and picked off his lone pass of the season against rival McNeese in the season finale.

2018 (Freshman)
Played in 12 games ... Recorded four tackles on the season ... Had two stops against Kentucky Christian in the season opener. 

High School
A two-star prospect … A second-team all-district corner back … Guided West Brook HS to a 26-10 (.722) overall record over the course of his three seasons with the team … A multiple-time all-district sprinter on the track … Chose LU over Army. 

Personal
Son of Steven Sr. and Christine Jones … Born Jan. 6, 2000 … Twin brother, James, is also an early signee with the Cardinals … Two-time Academic All-District pick and a 2017 Academic All-State selection.

Statistics

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Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 170 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 163 lbs
    4
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