Patrick Jones II

Photo by: Jeffrey Gamza/Pitt Athletics

Position:
DL
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Chesapeake, VA
High School:
Grassfield

2020: Earned consensus All-America status…selected a first team All-American by official NCAA selectors Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation...also garnered second-team All-America accolades from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press and CBS Sports…first team All-ACC…named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Lott Impact Trophy (both awarded to the national defensive player of the year)…started all 11 contests at defensive end…compiled 44 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, nine sacks and a fumble recovery on the season…led the ACC and ranked fifth in the nation in total sacks…finished his career with 22 sacks to rank 12^th all-time at Pitt…named the Bednarik Award National Defensive Player of the Week and also earned the ACC’s weekly defensive lineman honor after collecting a career-high three sacks with six total tackles in a 23-20 win over No. 24 Louisville…also was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his three-sack performance at Boston College…had two sacks at Clemson…matched his career-high with seven tackles at Georgia Tech…recovered a fumble against Virginia Tech…voted a Pitt captain by his teammates…invited to play in the prestigious Reese’s Senior Bowl all-star game...recipient of the prestigious Panther Award, presented to the senior student-athletes who have best promoted Pitt through their outstanding athletic achievements...the winners of the Panther Award have their names engraved on the Varsity Walk on Pitt's campus.

2019: Established himself as one of the top defensive ends in the ACC…started all 13 games and compiled 43 tackles, 12 TFLs, 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and 18 QB hurries…led the Panthers in TFLs (tied), forced fumbles and hurries, while ranking second in sacks…paced the ACC and ranked sixth nationally with an average of 0.31 forced fumbles per contest…All-ACC (second team)…Honorable Mention All-American by Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus…four-time Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week honoree (Delaware, Duke, Miami and Georgia Tech)…named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after he had six tackles, two sacks (18 yards in losses) and two forced fumbles at Duke…each of his sacks against the Blue Devils resulted in Pitt fumble recoveries, the first of which set up a short Pitt TD in the third quarter and the final one clinching the victory with 22 seconds left…also had two sacks and a forced fumble against Miami…had a career-high seven tackles with 1.5 TFLs and a sack assist against Boston College…had four tackles and 1.5 sacks against UCF.

2018: Played in all 14 games as a top reserve at defensive end…totaled 23 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, four sacks and a forced fumble…had a season-high five tackles, two TFLs and 1.5 sacks at Wake Forest…also notched five stops, two TFLs (including an 11-yard sack) and a forced fumble against Stanford in the Sun Bowl.

2017: Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive end to letter in his first active season…totaled seven tackles, one TFL and a sack assist on the year…twice had a season-high two tackles (Oklahoma State and Syracuse)…had a sack assist at Syracuse.

2016: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January following his early graduation from Grassfield and participated in spring drills…did not play in any games and redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 1 defensive end in Virginia by Scout…compiled 83 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks as a senior at Grassfield…first team Group 6A All-State…American Family Insurance ALL-USA Virginia Football Team…Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Monitor-Merrimac Conference…All-6A South Region…The Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater…led Grassfield to an 8-4 record and the Virginia Group 6A playoffs as a senior…rated the No. 25 overall prospect in Virginia by ESPN and No. 26 by Scout…played under Coach Martin Asprey.

PERSONAL: Patrick Allen Jones II, born 9/29/98, is the son of Patrick and Angela Jones Sr….has two sisters…earned his bachelor's degree in administration of justice and is pursuing a second major in social sciences.