2025 Football Roster
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Jones, Anthony

Jersey Number 15
Anthony Jones
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Previous School:
- Liberty HS / Michigan State
Bio
Career Summary
Jones arrives at UCLA after spending a season each at Oregon (2022), Indiana (2023) and Michigan State (2024) … has played in 26 games and made four starts over three seasons … has totaled 38 tackles (20-18-38), 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries over his three-year career.
2024 (Michigan State)
Played in all 12 games in his redshirt sophomore season at Michigan State … recorded season highs in tackles (11-14-25), tackles for loss (3.5 for eight yards), sacks (2.0 for six yards) and quarterback hurries (5) … logged 302 snaps on defense and 28 on special teams … collected a season-high five tackles (0-5-5) in the season finale versus Rutgers (Nov. 30) … recorded three tackles (2-1-3), a sack and two quarterback hurries in his Michigan State debut versus Florida Atlantic (Aug. 30) … tallied a sack and two solo tackles at Boston College (Sept. 21) … recorded three stops (1-2-3) and 0.5 tackle for loss versus Ohio State (Sept. 28) … recorded 1.0 tackle for loss versus Iowa (Oct. 19).
2023 (Indiana)
Played in 12 games and made four starts in his redshirt freshman season at Indiana … recorded 12 tackles (8-4-12), 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry … played 306 defensive snaps … posted five tackles (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 28) … recorded 0.5 tackle for loss at Illinois (Nov. 11) … totaled two tackles in contests at Maryland (Sept. 30) and Michigan (Oct. 14).
2022 (Oregon)
Played in two games and earned a redshirt in his true freshman season at Oregon … made his collegiate debut and collected one solo tackle at Colorado (Nov. 5) … totaled eight snaps in the Holiday Bowl versus North Carolina (Dec. 28).
High School
Prepped at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nev.) … also prepped at Arbor View High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) as a freshman and sophomore from 2018-19 … three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated as one of the top prospects from Nevada in Class of 2022 by Rival (No. 8), 247Sports (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 11) … named to the Las Vegas Review-Journal All-Southern Nevada First Team his senior season in 2021 … was also named All-Mountain League First Team as a tight end and Second Team as a outside linebacker … totaled 39 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a senior … also racked up 241 receiving yards with 16 receptions and six touchdowns … junior season was canceled due to COVID-19 … made 37 stops (12-25-37) and one TFL as a sophomore in 2019 at Arbor View.
Personal
Born Anthony Jones Jr. … son to Darcy Yurek … has one brother, Jashawn … has three sisters, Jocelynn, Jenae and Shilah … athlete he admires most is NFL defensive end Maxx Crosby … major is communications … pursuing a career in broadcasting after football.
Jones arrives at UCLA after spending a season each at Oregon (2022), Indiana (2023) and Michigan State (2024) … has played in 26 games and made four starts over three seasons … has totaled 38 tackles (20-18-38), 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries over his three-year career.
2024 (Michigan State)
Played in all 12 games in his redshirt sophomore season at Michigan State … recorded season highs in tackles (11-14-25), tackles for loss (3.5 for eight yards), sacks (2.0 for six yards) and quarterback hurries (5) … logged 302 snaps on defense and 28 on special teams … collected a season-high five tackles (0-5-5) in the season finale versus Rutgers (Nov. 30) … recorded three tackles (2-1-3), a sack and two quarterback hurries in his Michigan State debut versus Florida Atlantic (Aug. 30) … tallied a sack and two solo tackles at Boston College (Sept. 21) … recorded three stops (1-2-3) and 0.5 tackle for loss versus Ohio State (Sept. 28) … recorded 1.0 tackle for loss versus Iowa (Oct. 19).
2023 (Indiana)
Played in 12 games and made four starts in his redshirt freshman season at Indiana … recorded 12 tackles (8-4-12), 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry … played 306 defensive snaps … posted five tackles (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 28) … recorded 0.5 tackle for loss at Illinois (Nov. 11) … totaled two tackles in contests at Maryland (Sept. 30) and Michigan (Oct. 14).
2022 (Oregon)
Played in two games and earned a redshirt in his true freshman season at Oregon … made his collegiate debut and collected one solo tackle at Colorado (Nov. 5) … totaled eight snaps in the Holiday Bowl versus North Carolina (Dec. 28).
High School
Prepped at Liberty High School (Henderson, Nev.) … also prepped at Arbor View High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) as a freshman and sophomore from 2018-19 … three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated as one of the top prospects from Nevada in Class of 2022 by Rival (No. 8), 247Sports (No. 9) and ESPN (No. 11) … named to the Las Vegas Review-Journal All-Southern Nevada First Team his senior season in 2021 … was also named All-Mountain League First Team as a tight end and Second Team as a outside linebacker … totaled 39 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a senior … also racked up 241 receiving yards with 16 receptions and six touchdowns … junior season was canceled due to COVID-19 … made 37 stops (12-25-37) and one TFL as a sophomore in 2019 at Arbor View.
Personal
Born Anthony Jones Jr. … son to Darcy Yurek … has one brother, Jashawn … has three sisters, Jocelynn, Jenae and Shilah … athlete he admires most is NFL defensive end Maxx Crosby … major is communications … pursuing a career in broadcasting after football.
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