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2007 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 13 games ... finished the season with 28 tackles ... backup at defensive and nose tackle ... opened the season with back-to-back four-tackle games at SMU and against UTEP ... season-high eight tackles at Rice ... had four stops against Northwestern State.
2006 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in 10 games a true freshman, providing relief to what was a group of three seniors ahead of him in the rotation ... totaled six tackles including one for loss and showed glimpses of his ability to stuff plays up front.
LaMARQUE HIGH SCHOOL
LaMarque High School in LaMarque, Texas ... Three-Star Recruit (Rivals.com; Scout.com) ... No. 47 defensive tackle nationally (Rivals.com) ... No. 70 overall prospect in Texas (Rivals.com) ... Class 4A All-State first team ... named the Greater Houston Defensive Player of the Year by the Houston Touchdown Club ... finished senior season with 55 tackles, 13 quarterback pressures, eight tackles for loss and five sacks ... timed at 5.29 in the forty at the Fort Worth NIKE Training Camp ... also offered by Colorado, Colorado State, Houston, Missouri, New Mexico and Rice ... great strength and explosion ... solid work ethic ... benches 375 and squats 550 ... High School Coach: Brian Erwin.
PERSONAL
Richard Jones ... born March 20, 1987 ... son of Miranda and Henry Batiste ... has two brothers, Henry III and Darian, and a sister, Henriona ... enjoys basketball and playing video games.
DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL Sack Int FR-FF PBU
2006 10 2-4-6 1.0 1.0 0 0-0 0
2007 13 11-17-28 0.5 0.0 0 0-0 0
Totals 23 13-21-34 1.5 1.0 0 0-0 0
