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2026 Football Roster

Will Prata
Monmouth Athletics
Monmouth Athletics

2 Jaeden Jones

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Class Junior
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Hometown Colonia, NJ
  • Highschool Colonia

Biography

2026 (Junior)
  • Preseason STATS Perform FCS First Team All-American DB
  • Preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List
  • Preseason Phil Steele First Team All-American S
  • Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Preseason All-CAA S
  • Preseason All-CAA SPEC
2025 (Sophomore)
  • Tallied a sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery, interception and pass breakup
  • AFCA Second Team All-American DB
  • AP All-American Honorable Mention
  • Phil Steele Second Team All-American DB
  • All-CAA First Team S
  • All-CAA Third Team SPEC
  • All-ECAC DB
  • 118 tackles was third most in MU history and ranked third in the CAA (most among DBs)
  • Made 74 solo tackles and 44 assisted
  • Had seven games with double digit tackles
  • 38-yard interception against Stony Brook (10/18/2025)
2024 (Freshman)
  • FCS Special Teams Player of the Year Award Finalist
  • Played in seven games, including one start at safety, as a true freshman
  • Totaled 23 tackles with 10 solo stops 
  • Made his collegiate debut and contributed three tackles on special teams in the win at FIU (9/21)
  • Had two tackles opposite Delaware (10/5)
  • Registered a season-high seven tackles on defense and a blocked field goal at Rhode Island (11/2)
  • Made his first-career start and had three tackles at New Hampshire (11/9)
  • Totaled four tackles in the win over No. 8/9 Villanova (11/16)
  • Assisted on four tackles in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23)
Before Monmouth
  • Played defensive back and quarterback at Colonia High School for head coach Thomas Roarty
  • Division Player of the Year as a junior and senior
  • Second Team All-State DB, Third Team All-State QB as a senior
  • First Team All-State Group IV quarterback as a junior and senior
  • First Team All-County DB as a sophomore, junior, and senior
  • First Team All-Conference DB as a junior and senior
  • All-Division Team member in all four years
  • Recorded 342 total tackles, 11 interceptions, nine fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns
  • Scored 69 total touchdowns with 3,818 rushing and 2,260 passing yards as a quarterback
  • Four-year letter winner
  • Led his team to a division title as a junior
  • Also competed basketball where he was a two-time State Champion
  • Member of the National Honor Society
Personal
  • Son of Corey and Melissa Jones
  • Major is undecided

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2024Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2025Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    30
  • 2
    C

    2026Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    2
    C