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Jersey Number 13
Mikel Jones
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Three-time All-ACC linebacker and one of the best defensive players in the country ... Was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award in 2022, as well as being on national watch list for most major national defensive player of the year awards ... Earned third-team freshman All-America honors in 2019 ... Led the ACC with four interceptions in 2020 and was involved in eight different takeaways, which was the most of any defensive player nationally in 2020 ... Two-time team captain ... Led the team in tackles in 2020 and 2021 ... Was on pace to be just the fourth player in the modern era, and first in over 30 years, to lead Syracuse in tackles in three-straight seasons before an injury sidelined him for the final three games of the 2022 season ... One-of-17 players in program history to amass over 300 career tackles ... Finishes his career ranked 17th in tackles,14th in tackles by a linebacker and 18th in forced fumbles at Syracuse ... Has 301 career tackles (163 solo), 24.0 TFLs, 9.5 sacks, four interceptions, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in his career ... Appeared in 46 games with 38 starts in his career.
Junior Year (2022): Team captain ... Dick Butkus Award Semifinalist ... Third Team All-ACC ... Second Team AP All-ACC ... Bednarik Award Watch List ... Two-time ACC Linebacker of the Week ... NFLPA Bowl Invitee ... Made 11 starts at linebacker ... 84 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season ... Led the team in tackles per game (7.6) for the third consecutive year ... Was second on the team with 84 total tackles to Marlowe Wax's 91 (13 games played) ... Third on the team with 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... Captain of a defensive unit that finished in the season 14th nationally in passing defense (184.8) and 21st in total defense (328.6) ... Made nine tackles and sacked Malik Cunningham once, forcing a fumble, to preserve the win in the season opener against Louisville (9/3) ... Made six tackles and notched 1.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery against UConn (9/10) ... Had 11 tackles, a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss - and a career high four quarterback hurries - in the win over Purdue (9/17) ... Was named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his efforts against the Boilermakers (9/19) ... Notched nine tackles, including eight solo, in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Earned ACC Linebacker of the Week for the second week in a row (9/26) ... Had seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the win over NC State (10/15) ... Tallied 12 tackles at Clemson (10/22) ... Made a season-high 15 tackles, one shy of his career best, in the game against Notre Dame (10/29), which was one shy of the most in the ACC for a single game in 2022 ...  Made seven tackles at Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Made seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Florida State (11/12) ... Was injured on the first defensive drive against Wake Forest (11/19), finishing with just one tackle ... Missed the Boston College (11/26) game due to injury ... Declared for the NFL Draft, forgoing his remaining year of eligibility, prior to the Pinstripe Bowl (12/29) ... Was awarded the Coach Mac Award at the end of the season, which is given to the player who represents the football program and University with class, professionalism, passion, and intensity, and whose effort on the field have been an inspiration to those around him.Â
Sophomore Year (2021): Team captain ... First Team All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus First Team All-ACC ... AP All-ACC ...  Butkus Award Watch List ... 110 tackles, finished the regular season second in the ACC ... 60 solo tackles which led the league through the regular season ... Led Syracuse with 13.0 tackle for loss, which ranked fifth in the ACC ... Has six games with 10-or-more tackles this season ... According to ESPN Advanced Stats, ranked third in the ACC among linebackers for tackling percentage (92.9) ... Made 10 tackles and added a TFL in the season opener at Ohio (9/4) ... Made 11 tackles and had 2.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers (9/11) ... Was named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his play against the Scarlet Knights ... Made seven tackles and had one tackle for loss vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Sacked Liberty QB Malik  Willis twice, recovered a fumble and made nine solo tackles against the Flames (9/24) ... Had 10 tackles against Florida State (10/2) ... Made 11 tackles, had a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Made nine tackles at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had 12 tackles a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack against NC State (11/20) ... Made a career-high 16 tackles and had two tackles for loss and a QB hurry against Pitt (10/27) ... Thomas S. Pirro Award winner.Â
Sophomore Year (2020): Honorable Mention All-ACC … Started all-11 games at linebacker … Fifth nationally with four interceptions, the most in the ACC and most nationally by a linebacker … Was involved in eight different Syracuse takeaways (INT, FFs – recovered by Syracuse, FR). That’s the most takeaways by any individual player in the FBS in 2020 … Was part of eight of Syracuse’s FBS-leading 24 takeaways this season … Team lead with 69 tackles, which ranks 14th in the ACC in total tackles … 69 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four interceptions on the season … Had an interception and made six tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had an interception, recovered a fumble and made five tackles at Pitt (9/19) … Had a season-high 13 tackles, tying the most by any SU player in a single game in 2020, and picked off a pass against Duke (10/10) … Made seven tackles and forced a fumble at Clemson (10/24) … Had a sack, a tackle for loss and four tackles at Louisville (11/20) … Had eight tackles and an interception vs. NC State (11/28) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Freshman Year (2019): Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Third Team selection ... Played in all 12 games with four starts (three at strongside linebacker, one at weakside linebacker) ... Led all Syracuse freshmen in tackles (38) ... Also had two tackles for loss, half a sack and one pass breakup ... Made his college debut in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and recorded three tackles, including one for a loss, to help the Orange shut out the Flames ... Had two tackles, including half a tackle for loss, versus Clemson (9/14) .... Against Western Michigan (9/21), notched six tackles in his first start at strongside linebacker ... Tallied four tackles, including half a sack, the next week versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... At Florida State (10/26), collected six tackles ... Started against Boston College (11/2) and registered four tackles ... At Duke (11/16), made three tackles ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), started at weakside linebacker in place of the injured Andrew Armstrong and tallied a personal-best 10 tackles to go along with the first pass breakup of his career ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Outside linebacker and defensive end for head coach Kevin Wright ... Rated one of the top 25 outside linebackers in the Class of 2019 by the 247 Sports.com composite index (No. 24), ESPN (No. 24) and Rivals.com (No. 25) ... Among Florida prospects, ranked No. 42 by ESPN, No. 49 by Rivals.com and No. 52 by the 247Sports.com composite … No. 310 in PrepStar’s Top 350 … PrepStar All-Southeast Team selection … Recorded 35 tackles and five tackles for loss in two seasons at IMG, including 16 tackles as a senior … Helped lead the Ascenders to a 7-1 record in 2018 and the No. 5 ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll … Team captain … Participant in The Opening Regional in Miami … Previously attended Florida’s Mater Academy.
Personal: Mikel Anthony Jones … Born on October 11, 2000 in Miami, Florida … Son of Emma Griffin … Three brothers, one sister … Psychology major.
Junior Year (2022): Team captain ... Dick Butkus Award Semifinalist ... Third Team All-ACC ... Second Team AP All-ACC ... Bednarik Award Watch List ... Two-time ACC Linebacker of the Week ... NFLPA Bowl Invitee ... Made 11 starts at linebacker ... 84 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season ... Led the team in tackles per game (7.6) for the third consecutive year ... Was second on the team with 84 total tackles to Marlowe Wax's 91 (13 games played) ... Third on the team with 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... Captain of a defensive unit that finished in the season 14th nationally in passing defense (184.8) and 21st in total defense (328.6) ... Made nine tackles and sacked Malik Cunningham once, forcing a fumble, to preserve the win in the season opener against Louisville (9/3) ... Made six tackles and notched 1.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery against UConn (9/10) ... Had 11 tackles, a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss - and a career high four quarterback hurries - in the win over Purdue (9/17) ... Was named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his efforts against the Boilermakers (9/19) ... Notched nine tackles, including eight solo, in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Earned ACC Linebacker of the Week for the second week in a row (9/26) ... Had seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the win over NC State (10/15) ... Tallied 12 tackles at Clemson (10/22) ... Made a season-high 15 tackles, one shy of his career best, in the game against Notre Dame (10/29), which was one shy of the most in the ACC for a single game in 2022 ...  Made seven tackles at Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Made seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Florida State (11/12) ... Was injured on the first defensive drive against Wake Forest (11/19), finishing with just one tackle ... Missed the Boston College (11/26) game due to injury ... Declared for the NFL Draft, forgoing his remaining year of eligibility, prior to the Pinstripe Bowl (12/29) ... Was awarded the Coach Mac Award at the end of the season, which is given to the player who represents the football program and University with class, professionalism, passion, and intensity, and whose effort on the field have been an inspiration to those around him.Â
Sophomore Year (2021): Team captain ... First Team All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus First Team All-ACC ... AP All-ACC ...  Butkus Award Watch List ... 110 tackles, finished the regular season second in the ACC ... 60 solo tackles which led the league through the regular season ... Led Syracuse with 13.0 tackle for loss, which ranked fifth in the ACC ... Has six games with 10-or-more tackles this season ... According to ESPN Advanced Stats, ranked third in the ACC among linebackers for tackling percentage (92.9) ... Made 10 tackles and added a TFL in the season opener at Ohio (9/4) ... Made 11 tackles and had 2.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers (9/11) ... Was named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his play against the Scarlet Knights ... Made seven tackles and had one tackle for loss vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Sacked Liberty QB Malik  Willis twice, recovered a fumble and made nine solo tackles against the Flames (9/24) ... Had 10 tackles against Florida State (10/2) ... Made 11 tackles, had a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Made nine tackles at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had 12 tackles a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack against NC State (11/20) ... Made a career-high 16 tackles and had two tackles for loss and a QB hurry against Pitt (10/27) ... Thomas S. Pirro Award winner.Â
Sophomore Year (2020): Honorable Mention All-ACC … Started all-11 games at linebacker … Fifth nationally with four interceptions, the most in the ACC and most nationally by a linebacker … Was involved in eight different Syracuse takeaways (INT, FFs – recovered by Syracuse, FR). That’s the most takeaways by any individual player in the FBS in 2020 … Was part of eight of Syracuse’s FBS-leading 24 takeaways this season … Team lead with 69 tackles, which ranks 14th in the ACC in total tackles … 69 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four interceptions on the season … Had an interception and made six tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had an interception, recovered a fumble and made five tackles at Pitt (9/19) … Had a season-high 13 tackles, tying the most by any SU player in a single game in 2020, and picked off a pass against Duke (10/10) … Made seven tackles and forced a fumble at Clemson (10/24) … Had a sack, a tackle for loss and four tackles at Louisville (11/20) … Had eight tackles and an interception vs. NC State (11/28) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Freshman Year (2019): Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Third Team selection ... Played in all 12 games with four starts (three at strongside linebacker, one at weakside linebacker) ... Led all Syracuse freshmen in tackles (38) ... Also had two tackles for loss, half a sack and one pass breakup ... Made his college debut in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and recorded three tackles, including one for a loss, to help the Orange shut out the Flames ... Had two tackles, including half a tackle for loss, versus Clemson (9/14) .... Against Western Michigan (9/21), notched six tackles in his first start at strongside linebacker ... Tallied four tackles, including half a sack, the next week versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... At Florida State (10/26), collected six tackles ... Started against Boston College (11/2) and registered four tackles ... At Duke (11/16), made three tackles ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), started at weakside linebacker in place of the injured Andrew Armstrong and tallied a personal-best 10 tackles to go along with the first pass breakup of his career ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Outside linebacker and defensive end for head coach Kevin Wright ... Rated one of the top 25 outside linebackers in the Class of 2019 by the 247 Sports.com composite index (No. 24), ESPN (No. 24) and Rivals.com (No. 25) ... Among Florida prospects, ranked No. 42 by ESPN, No. 49 by Rivals.com and No. 52 by the 247Sports.com composite … No. 310 in PrepStar’s Top 350 … PrepStar All-Southeast Team selection … Recorded 35 tackles and five tackles for loss in two seasons at IMG, including 16 tackles as a senior … Helped lead the Ascenders to a 7-1 record in 2018 and the No. 5 ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll … Team captain … Participant in The Opening Regional in Miami … Previously attended Florida’s Mater Academy.
Personal: Mikel Anthony Jones … Born on October 11, 2000 in Miami, Florida … Son of Emma Griffin … Three brothers, one sister … Psychology major.
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
