Missouri State

2016: Started four times his junior year and made 11 appearances at linebacker ...  Was sixth on the club with 41 tackles, including one for loss ... Best outing was an 8-tackle performance at Illinois State (11/12) with six solo stops and a tackle for loss ... Recovered a fumble against North Dakota State (10/8) and finished with 4 tackles ... Brought down five ball carriers three times at home -- vs. Southwestern (9/1), vs. Southern Illinois (10/29) and vs. Youngstown State (11/19) ... Notched three solo tackles in win over SIU ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for fall and spring semesters ... Also named to MVFC Honor Roll.

2015: Moved to linebacker as a sophomore ... Started the season opener at Memphis (9/5/15) and played in 11 contests overall as a key linebacker … Was in on 38 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss … Posted season-high 7 stops at South Dakota (10/24/15) with 4 solo tackles … Also had 4 solo tackles in season opener at Memphis (9/5/15) and in season finale at North Dakota State (11/21/15) … Posted his only sack of the season and 2.5 tackles for loss in home opener against Chadron State (9/12/15) … Had multiple tackles in every contest ... Broke up a pass and had a tackle in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/11/15).

2014: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... Collected 29 total tackles, including 16 solo stops ... Earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week honors after he posted 8 tackles, including 6 solo stops, with a tackle for loss and forced fumble in road win at Central Arkansas (9/20/14) ... Had 6 tackles and a TFL the following week against Youngstown State (10/4/14) ... Logged a key tackle for loss at Indiana State (11/1/14) ... Returned a pick 30 yards in home opener against North Dakota (9/13/14) ... 13th on the club in tackles.

High School: Posted 104 tackles and 15 tackles for losses in 2013 while earning first-team all-state and All-GAC first-team honors as a senior at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo. ... Was also GAC Defensive Player of the Year and second-team all-metro in 2013 ... Helped coach Bryan Koch's squad to an 8-3 ledger his senior year and 40-8 park in his career as a standout linebacker ... As a junior, he had 79 tackles, 12 for loss, and helped the Vikings to 12-2 season while reaching the Class 6 Show Me Bowl at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis ... Also posted 76 tackles, 8 TFLs and 3 interceptions as a sophomore ... Registered 279 career tackles, which ranks second in school history ... Helped team to three straight conference titles.

Personal: Alexzander Steven Jones was born 3/10/96 in St. Louis, Mo. … Son of Rodney and Patricia Jones of Defiance, Mo. … Has three brothers, Tony, Brandon and Clayton … His uncle, Ken Jones, played at Arkansas State and went on to a 14-year career with the Buffalo Bills … Majoring in Criminology.