2016: 2016 Heisman Trophy winner … became the youngest player ever to win the Heisman Trophy … won the Davey O’Brien Award for the nation’s top quarterback … also won the Maxwell Award as the nation’s top football player … voted the ACC Player and Offensive of the Year … first offensive player to be named a finalist for the Lombardi Award … set ACC records for the most rushing yards by a quarterback (1,571) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (21) … his rushing yards broke the school’s single-season rushing mark … set a school record and equaled an ACC record by accounting for eight touchdowns (6 passing and two rushing) … tied a school record with six touchdown throws … passed for 286 yards and six touchdowns … ran for 119 yards and a pair of scores in a 70-14 win over Charlotte … set an ACC and school record with 610 yards of total offense … recorded his first 400-yard passing game with 411 yards on 20-of-39 passing … rushed for 199 yards, which was the second-highest of his career … rushed for a 72-yard touchdown and hit James Quick with a 72-yard touchdown throw on the first play of the game against Syracuse … rushed for 146 yards and a career-high four touchdowns in a win over nationally ranked Florida State … acccounted for six touchdowns, including a career-best five passing scores … threw for a career-high 417 yards … ran for a pair of touchdowns … found James Quick with a 71-yard touchdown strike versus Marshall … totaled 457 yards of total offense against Clemson … passed for 295 yards and one score and rushed for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns …
Received an award for the “Best Championship Performance” at the school’s Louie Awards … finished second in the voting for the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year… named the ACC Rookie of the Week three times … appeared in 12 games, making eight starts at the quarterback position … did start as a running back in the backfield versus Auburn … holds the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season and a career with 960 … made collegiate debut against Auburn and had 100 yards passing along with 106 rushing for one touchdown … scored on a 10-yard run… made his first start at quarterback versus Houston, going 17-of-27 for 168 yards and one touchdown, while tossing a pair of interceptions … scored on a one-yard run … recorded a career-long 73-yard run versus Samford … set a Louisville record for rushing yards in a game by a quarterback with 184 against Samford… became the third freshman in Louisville history to throw for over 300 yards after he tossed a career high 307 against Florida State in the 41-21 loss … tallied his first multi-touchdown game through the air against Florida State … achieved his best completion percentage of the season against Wake Forest after throwing 19-for-26 (73.1 percent) through the air for 207 yards and two touchdowns … broke off a 45-yard run in the second quarter against Virginia, his third rush of 40+ yards on the season… broke his previous record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in Louisville history when he rushed 17 times for 186 yards and two scores in the regular season finale against Kentucky … named the Howard Schnellenberger MVP for his performance in the win over the Wildcats … set the Music City Bowl record by rushing for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus Texas A&M … became only the third quarterback in bowl history to rush and pass for 200 yards in a bowl game … had a 61-yard touchdown run in the win over the Aggies … named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Rick Swain at Boynton Beach High School… 4-star prospect in the state of Florida… rated the nation’s No. 8 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 31 player in Florida, according to 247Sports.com… rated as the No. 30 player at his position nationally and No. 8 in the South Region by Scout.com… rated the Sun Sentinel’s No. 5 prospect in Palm Beach County… was named to the Class 6A Florida All-State first team as a utility player… capped off his standout high school football career by winning Palm Beach County’s top honor after being named the Lou Groza Awards High School Player of the Year during a banquet at the Kravis Center… became the first Boynton Beach player to win the award, which has been handed out annually since 1992… team finished 9-2 and advanced to the Class 6A regional quarterfinals… was also named to the Sun Sentinel’s preseason Super 11… rushed for 237 yards on 14 carries as part of a team high 606 rushing yards to lead Boynton Beach to a 64-29 victory over Lake Worth… scored on a diving 6-yard touchdown run with six seconds to play to win a 63-58 District 15-6A shootout… delivered passing for 346 yards and two touchdowns, and rushing for 146 yards and five touchdowns for Boynton Beach… played for the South squad in the 60th Annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic in Orlando… finished the 2014 season with 1,293 passing yards and 20 touchdowns, and 1,039 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns… passed for 1,740 yards and 25 touchdowns and ran for 1,401 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior… passed for seven touchdowns, including a run for four in two games of the season.
PERSONAL
Son of Felicia Jones … born 1/7/97… undecided major.
