2011 Football Roster
Grant Jones
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 305
- Prev School:
- Liberty Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Madison Heights, Va.
An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff
• A big, raw talent
• Still growing into his body
• Will be a very good football player with time
• Still learning how to best use his hands in blocking
2011 (Fr.)
• Appeared in eight games as a reserve on the offensive line
• Helped the Flames finish the year ranked No. 8 in the country in scoring offense (35.91 points per game), No. 19 in passing offense (270.27) and 20th total offense (426.25)
• Liberty was also ranked No. 9 in passing efficiency (150.20), No. 19 in first down offense (21.45 per game) and No. 23 in tackles for a loss allowed (5.00 per game)
• Helped the Flames finish the year ranked No. 2 in third-down efficiency (51.05 percent/73-of-143) and No. 17 in fourth-down efficiency (61.54 percent/8-of-13)
Prep
• Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Liberty Christian Academy
• Ranked No. 33 by the Roanoke Times Top 100 high school recruits in Virginia
• Top FCS commitment on the all-state recruiting list
• Two-time member of the Lynchburg News & Advance All-Area team
• First team all-state and all-conference honoree as a senior
• Was the Titan Trophy Award recipient in 2010, given annually by the Society of Seven Sports Club to the top prospect in Virginia heading into the season
• Played in the National Underclassmen Combine All-America game
• Invited to play in the Offense/Defense All-America game
• Finalist for the U.S. Army All-America game
• Second team all-state and first team all-conference as a junior
• Five-year letterwinner in wrestling
• Placed seventh at nationals as a junior at heavyweight
• Ranked No. 4 in Virginia as a senior
Personal
• Son of Roy and Melinda Jones
• Second generation student-athlete at Liberty
• Father, Roy, was a two-sport student-athlete in football (1977-79) and wrestling (1978)
• Business major
