Datone Jones Class: RS Senior Hometown: Compton, CA High School: Compton Height / Weight: 6-5 / 275 Position: DE Birthdate: 07/24/1990 Experience: 4V

UCLA -Highly talented player who possesses the ability to be a disruptive force in opposing backfields ... Played both end and tackle during the 2011 season.

2011 - Started all 14 games ... Topped the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks ... Led all linemen with 41 tackles ... Named to Hendricks Award watch list ... Had two tackles at Houston ... Made three stops vs. San Jose State ... Notched one tackle for loss against Texas ... Had four stops, including one sack, vs. Washington State ... Had five tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Arizona ... Matched his career-best with six tackles versus Cal and added a career-high two sacks ... Had three tackles at Utah and vs. Arizona State ... Made three stops, 1.0 for loss, vs. Colorado ... Tallied three tackles at USC ... Had six tackles at Oregon, 1.0 for loss ... Made two tackles against Illinois.

2010 - Sidelined by a fractured right foot during Fall Camp (Aug. 10) ... Sat out the entire season ... Was listed on the pre-season Watch List for the Hendricks Award.

2009 - Starter in all 13 games ... Third on team with 4.0 sacks and T-22nd in Pac-10 and fourth on team with his 11.0 tackles for loss (12th in Pac-10) ... Earned Sophomore All-America honorable mention from CollegeFootballNews.com ... Had one tackle assist and broke up two passes against SDSU ... Three stops at Tennessee, 1.0 for loss ... Four tackles, a sack and a second tackle for loss, against Kansas St. ... Credited with three tackles, including a sack on which he forced a fumble at Stanford ... Two tackles, 0.5 for loss, versus Oregon ... Registered two tackle assists, both for loss (1.0 total) against Cal ... Three tackles at Arizona, one for loss ... Forced and recovered a fumble on the first play of the second half ... Three tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Oregon St. ... Two tackles, including a five-yard sack, against Washington ... Three tackles at Washington State, one for loss ... One tackle for loss against Arizona St. ... Credited with three tackles, including a seven-yard sack, in bowl win over Temple.

2008 - Appeared in 10 games with two starts (Cal, Oregon St.) ... Finished with 15 tackles ... Two tackles versus Stanford ... Made first career start at Cal and was credited with six tackles, four solos ... Started against Oregon St. and made four stops ... Had one tackle off bench at Washington ... One tackle against USC ... Named to rivals.com All-Pac-10 Freshman team.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played football for coach Calvin Bryant at Compton (CA) HS ... Ranked No. 15 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... Earned four stars from rivals.com ... Earned four stars from scout.com ... SuperPrep All-American ... Named All-State second team by Cal-Hi Sports ... Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team member ... Moore League co-Defensive Player of the Year ... As a senior, he made 91 tackles, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries, nine hurries and three pass deflections ... As a junior, he recorded 60 tackles, including four sacks.

PERSONAL - Full Name: Datone Wayne Jones ... Born: July 24, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA ... Parents: Anthony Jones and Shondra Hall ... Has one brother and four sisters ... Lists former NFL star Michael Strahan as the athlete he admires the most ... His biggest thrill in sports was his first-ever sack in a varsity high school football game... Director's Honor Roll in Winter 2009 and Spring 2009 ... History major.

Career Highs
Tackles: 6 multiple times, last at Oregon, 2011
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 multiple times, last vs. Cal, 2011
Sacks - 2.0 vs. Cal, 2011

Statistics
Tackles