2019 Football Roster
Peyton Jones
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 302
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Memphis University School
Career
Played in 24 games … Saw most of his playing time on special teams … Had one solo stop ... Redshirted in 2015.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2016 spring semester and 2019 spring semester.
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in two games, primarily on special teams ... Saw 11 snaps at right guard against Southern on Sept. 7 ... Member of the 2019 squad that went 12-2, won the American Athletic Conference Championship Game and earned a berth to the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 14 games ... All game action came on special teams ... Saw action vs UCF in The American Championship Game and vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth ... The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in nine contests … Made the move from defensive to offensive line ... All game action came on special teams … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in two games … Played in wins over Bowling Green and Cincinnati … Logged first collegiate tackle, a solo hit, vs the Bearcats.
2015 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Member of the 2015 squad that went 9-4 and played in the Birmingham Bowl.
High School
Played his prep career at Memphis University School for head coach Bobby Alston ... A 2014 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Division II Class AA All-State pick at defensive line ... Other 2014 honors included: Division II Class AA All-West Region, The Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps (private schools) and AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game … As a senior in 2014, recorded 65 total tackles, including nine sacks ... Also had eight pass break-ups and eight QB hurries ... Helped Memphis University School to an 8-4 record and a spot in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II Class AA state playoffs semifinal appearance ... The Owls earned the semifinals berth with a come-from-behind, fourth-quarter rally to defeat Brentwood Academy 30-28 in the quarterfinal round ... Registered four pass break-ups vs Canton McKinley and notched 10 tackles against Lafayette in 2014 … Among his tackles as a junior were two sacks and five TFL ... Member of the 2013 Owls squad that went 10-3 and finished the campaign as the TSSAA Division II Class AA state runner-up.
Personal
Son of Philip Jones and Jeannie Jones … Has a brother, Graham, and a sister, Lawrence … Born in Memphis ... Birthday is July 5 ... Professional studies major.
