s , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁West ▁Tennessee ▁Off ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Sun . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁All - State ▁running ▁back ▁and ▁All - S outh ▁honor able ▁mention . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁number ▁eight ▁rec ruit ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁by ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁News ▁S entin el ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁two ▁running ▁back ▁by ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Jones ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁Mun ford ▁High ▁School ▁athlet es , ▁along ▁with ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁A aron ▁F ult z ▁and ▁vol ley ball ▁star ▁Sc ar let ▁G able , ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁number ▁retired . ▁ ▁College ▁ ▁Jones ▁signed ▁with ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁a ▁class ▁that ▁included ▁Alan ▁C ock rell , ▁Reg gie ▁McK en zie , ▁R ale igh ▁McK en zie , ▁Carl ▁Z ander ▁and ▁Al vin ▁T oles . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁only ▁sp aring ly ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁r ushing ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 4 ▁car ries ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁veter an ▁running ▁back ▁James ▁Ber ry . ▁ ▁Jones ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 3 4 1 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 5 7 ▁attempts ▁for ▁the ▁junior ▁vars ity ▁squad . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Jones ▁emer ged ▁from ▁spring ▁practice ▁the ▁st arter , ▁but ▁split ▁playing ▁time ▁with ▁juni ors ▁Ch uck ▁Cole man ▁and