Marcus Jones

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Wide Receiver
Hometown:
Wake Forest, N.C.
High School:
Wake Forest-Rolesville HS

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2014 ? SENIOR SEASON: Sixth on Minnesota' all-time career kick return yardage list with 1,311 yards ? returned 10 kicks for 244 yards and six punts for for 48 yards ? made four tackles and broke up a pass ? played in 10 games. Game-by-Game: Returned two kickoffs for 33 yards and three punts for 37 yards against Eastern Illinois to finish with 70 all-purpose yards ? made four tackles, including one tackle-for-loss, against Eastern Illinois ? returned one punt for nine yards and three kickoffs for 59 yards against Middle Tennessee ? returned five kickoffs for 152 yards and returned one punt for 2 yards at TCU ? returned one punt against San Jose State ? missed the game at Michigan and against Northwestern with an injury ? returned to action at Illinois ? played against Iowa and Ohio State but did not record any statistics ? saw action at Nebraska and at Wisconsin ? returned one punt for three yards against Missouri.

2013 ? JUNIOR?SEASON: Played in 13 games after recovering from a season-ending knee injury in 2012 ? returned 25 kicks for 622 yards and one touchdown ? averaged 24.9 yards on kick returns to rank 35th in the nation ? returned 11 punts for 115 yards, which included one touchdown ? second on the team with 737 all-purpose yards (622 kick return, 115 punt return) ? notched 10 tackles ? named Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Returned three kicks for 134 yards against UNLV, which included a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown ? kick return for a touchdown was the second of his career (92-yard return against Purdue in 2011) ? led Minnesota with 149 all-purpose yards against UNLV, including a 15-yard punt return ? named Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 65 yards at New Mexico State ? punt return touchdown was Minnesota's first since 2000 (Tellis Redmon, 83 yards vs. Northwestern) and first on the road since 1996 (Rodney Hood, 72 yards at Purdue) ? returned three kickoffs for 70 yards against Western Illinois ? returned two punts for 13 yards and one kickoff for 21 yards against San Jose State ? made one solo tackle on special teams and returned one kickoff for 66 yards against Iowa ? led team with 81 all-purpose yards (63 kick return, 18 punt return) at Michigan ? played at Northwestern, but did not record any statistics ? made three tackles against Nebraska ? returned five kickoffs for 93 yards at Indiana ? totaled 38 yards on two kickoff returns against Penn State ? returned one kickoff 22 yards against Wisconsin ? returned one punt (7 yards) and three kickoffs (70 yards) at Michigan State ? returned two kickoffs for 30 yards against Syracuse.

2012 ? SOPHOMORE?SEASON: Played in the first 11 games of the season and started the first three ? made six catches for 67 yards and rushed seven times for 33 yards ? returned three punts for 47 yards ? named Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Caught one pass for 6 yards at UNLV, as he returned to action after injuring his knee on Oct. 22, 2011, against Nebraska ? had one catch for 14 yards and carried the ball three times for 19 yards vs. New Hampshire ? caught one pass for 16 yards vs. Western Michigan ? had two receptions for 24 yards in a win against Syracuse ? rushed three times for 13 yards vs. Northwestern ? returned one punt for 21 yards vs. Purdue ? made one catch for 7 yards at Illinois and returned one punt for 19 yards ? recorded a 22-yard punt return at Nebraska ? missed the Michigan State and Texas Tech games after suffering a knee injury at Nebraska.

2011 ? FRESHMAN?SEASON: Appeared in the first seven games of the season before missing the rest of the season with a knee injury ? made first career start in first collegiate game at USC ? first Gopher since 2007 to return a kickoff for a touchdown ? tallied nine receptions for 142 yards ? 370 kick return yards with one score. Game-by-Game: Three catches for 51 yards in collegiate debut at USC ? two receptions for 19 yards vs. New Mexico State ? started in win over Miami (Ohio) ? caught two passes for 31 yards vs. North Dakota State ? five kick-returns for 119 yards at Michigan ? one catch for 32 yards at Purdue ? five kick-returns for 159 yards, including a 92-yard touchdown return against the Boilermakers ? one reception for 9 yards vs. Nebraska ? three kick returns for 92 yards vs. the Cornhuskers ? did not see action in final five games due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School ? helped lead his team to a 14-2 record and a state Class 4AA runner-up finish ? named All-Cap 8 Conference following his senior season ? was a three-year starter for the Cougars ? played both offense and defense in high school ? rushed for 797 yards on just 98 carries as a senior, an average of more than 8 yards per carry ? scored 19 rushing touchdowns for the Cougars in 2010 ? also returned kicks and tallied an interception last season ? coached by Reginald Lucas.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 2, 1993 ? son of Guy and Patricia Jones.