Western Carolina University

2024 (Senior): Underwent off-season lower body surgery with plans to rehab and return in the fall … Missed the eight games of the season before returning for four games at the end of the season, playing in each as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with seven tackles, including four solo stops … Had a season-high four tackles at ETSU (Nov. 9).

2023 (Junior): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with 10 starts in the defensive secondary … Was fifth on the WCU squad, credited with 40 total tackles including 21 solo stops … Had 4.5 tackles for 24 yards of losses including two sacks … Posted tackles in 10 of the 11 games he played … Credited with two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … Recorded four tackles including a sack and forced a fumble in the season-opener at SEC-foe Arkansas (Sept. 2) … Had five stops with a TFL at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 16) … Came up with his first career interception, returning the pick 48 yards for a key touchdown in WCU’s road win over nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Oct. 7) to accompany a season-high seven tackles … Had six tackles at Wofford (Nov. 4) and five solo tackles at VMI (Nov. 18).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 of the team’s games on the season with eight starts on defense … Recorded 38 tackles on the season with 20 solo stops and five tackles for loss with two sacks and a pair of pass breakups … Made his WCU debut in the season opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), tallying six solo tackles with two sacks against the Buccaneers … Recorded his WCU-best eight tackles with four solo stops against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Finished with seven tackles against nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Nov. 19) in the regular-season finale … Led his squad with seven tackles including a tackle for a loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU for the spring semester from Cisco College in Texas … Played in 15 games over the past two seasons, recording 132 total tackles including 62 solo stops and six tackles for loss … Saw action in eight games in the fall 2021, finishing third on the team with 70 tackles including 36 solo hits … Recorded an interception, returning the pick 32 yards … Played in seven games in the 2020-21 season played in the spring, collecting 62 total tackles including 26 solo stops and one TFL … Recorded six pass break-ups including an interception … Both forced and recovered a fumble … Helped guide Cisco to an undefeated conference championship; High School: Three-year varsity letter winner, credited with 170 total tackles including 103 solo stops and 30 tackles for loss with 16 sacks, according to MaxPreps.

Personal: Full name is Edward Jones IV ... Is the son of Bethany Britten and Edward Jones III, and his grandmother, Emma Jones.