Jones accepted a football scholarship from Rutgers University . As a redshirt freshman , he played on special teams . The next year , he was a backup cornerback , finishing with 55 tackles , 4 passes defensed , one interception and one forced fumble . His first collegiate interception came against Boston College and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown . As a junior , he became a starter and was named the Big East Conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year , when he had a pair of 100-yard kickoff returns , including one at Syracuse University and another at the University of Tennessee . Against Syracuse , he also blocked a field goal attempt that was returned 90 yards for a touchdown . Jones was sixth in the nation in 2002 with a 28.3-yard average on 26 kickoff returns , while also blocking two kicks . In addition , he recorded 84 tackles ( career-high ) , 2 interceptions and 7 passes defended . He joined Nate Terry ( 1997 ) as the only players in the conference 's history to have two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single-season
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Nate Jones (cornerback)