Western Carolina University

2023 (Senior): Started all 11 games for the Catamount defense … Finished the season credited with 18 total tackles including eight solo stops … Had 4.0 tackles for 32 yards in losses including 3.5 sacks which ranked him 11th in the SoCon… Tallied four tackles and recovered a fumble in the home win over nationally-ranked Samford (Sept. 9) … Was an honorable mention as Stats Perform FCS named its FedEx National Defensive Player of the week following the upset win over No. 7/8 Samford … Had a sack among his two tackles in the road win at nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Oct. 7) … Recorded a season-high five tackles including 1.5 TFL and forced a fumble in the home win over Mercer (Oct 28) … Credited with two quarterback hurries.

2022 (Junior): Played in all 11 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Finished the year with seven total tackles including four solo stops … Made his WCU debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) … Posted his first tackle in a Catamount uniform at Georgia Tech (Sept. 10) … Tallied a career-best three tackles at Mercer (Oct. 8), also forcing a fumble … Had one kick return for 10 yards in the home win over Wofford (Nov. 5).

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU during the summer of 2022 through the portal from Morgan State in Baltimore, Md., after beginning his collegiate career at Georgia Military College ... Has two years of eligibility remaining; At Morgan State (2021): Played in six games as a defensive reserve ... Credited with seven total tackles including five solo stops and one for loss ... Posted a career-best three tackles at South Carolina State;  At GMC (2019-21): Played in five games as a freshman in 2019, credited with eight tackles including two for loss and a fumble recovery he returned 15 yards ... Earned his Associate of Science degree from GMC; High School: Was a four-year letter winner at Fox Creek High ... Earned team Defensive MVP and Most Improved Awards as a linebacker ... Listed as a Top 5 CSRA leading tackler with over 100 stops as a senior.

Personal: Goes by "JD" ... Is the son of Kiesha Jones and the late Solomon Jones ... Has a younger brother, Kyson ... Was born in Columbia, S.C.