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5 Shermari Jones

  • Position RB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Pensacola, Fla.

Biography

Graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in recreation and sport management.

Honors
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt RB of the Year
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt First Team

2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invite
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2021)
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team (Kick Returner)


2021 (Senior)

  • Played in the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in the Rose Bowl
  • Earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt first team
  • Tabbed the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt RB of the Year
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team
  • Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt first team
  • Tabbed the Team Offensive MVP
  • Invited to the 2022 NFLPA College Bowl (senior all-star game)
  • Tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 29), after rushing for 211 yards in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
  • Played in 11 games, making eight starts in the offensive backfield
  • Missed three games due to an injury
  • Ran for 1,040 yards and 13 touchdowns on the season, averaging 6.54 yards per carry - all team-highs
  • His 6.54 yards per rush on the season led the Sun Belt and ranked eighth nationally
  • His 13 rushing touchdowns and 1,040 rushing yards both ranked second in the Sun Belt
  • His 13 rushing touchdowns were tied for the sixth-most in CCU's single-season history
  • His 1,040 rushing yards were the seventh-most in CCU's single-season history
  • Also caught three passes for 28 yards out of the backfield on the year
  • Recorded four 100-yard rushing games on the season, highlighted by a career-high 211 rushing yards in the road win at South Alabama
  • His 211 rushing yards versus the Jaguars were the second-most by a Chanticleer in a single game in program history
  • Ran 23 times for 211 yards and a touchdown in the win at South Alabama, which included a season-long 75-yard touchdown run
  • Toted the ball 16 times for 145 yards and a touchdown in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
  • Finished with 113 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
  • Also ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns on just nine touches in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
  • Had three rushing touchdowns and 65 yards on 15 carries in the home contest with Georgia State (Nov. 13)
  • Recorded two rushing scores and 95 yards on 14 rushes in the win over Troy (Oct. 28)
  • Also had two rushing touchdowns on 10 carries and 28 yards in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
  • Ran for 96 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
  • Carried the ball 23 times for 92 yards in the home win over Texas State (Nov. 20) on Senior Day
  • Had 10 carries for 43 yards in the home win over Kansas (Sept. 10)
  • Closed out the season with eight carries for 52 yards in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
  • Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team as a kick returner
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall semester


2020 (Junior)

  • Played in all 12 games for the Chants on the season
  • Carried the ball 84 times for 398 yards and three touchdowns
  • Averaged 4.7 yards per carry on the year
  • Also caught one pass for nine yards
  • Returned eight kickoffs for 159 yards, including a long of 37 yards
  • Had a season-high 11 carries for a season-high 62 yards in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
  • Carried the ball 10 times for 60 yards and a score in the win at home over South Alabama (Nov. 7)
  • Rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown on eight carries versus Campbell (Sept. 18)
  • Also had 43 and 44 yards on the ground in wins at Georgia State (Oct. 31) and over Georgia Southern (Oct. 24), respectively
  • Ran for one touchdown and 38 yards on nine carries in the win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
  • Returned four kickoffs for 79 yards and ran the ball five times for 21 yards in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
  • Awarded the Most Improved Award for the running backs group in 2021 spring practice
  • Participated in 2020 spring practice
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2020
  • Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester


Prior to Coastal Carolina

2018-19 at Independence Community College

  • Played two seasons at Independence Community College (Kansas) for head coach Kiyoshi Harris and Jason Brown
  • A part of the offensive unit that helped lead his team to an 8-2 overall record and the outright Kansas Jayhawk Conference championship in 2019
  • Team finished No. 9 in the NJCAA poll
  • Played in 16 games and was part of a stable of running backs for the Pirates in his two years
  • Rushed for 873 yards and nine touchdowns
  • Also caught six passes for 18 yards out of the backfield
  • Totaled 521 yards and five touchdowns on the ground in 2019
  • Made an appearance on the Netflix original series Last Chance U Season 4


High School

  • Played at Tate High School for head coach Jay Lindsey
  • Named to the 2017 Pensacola News Journal All-Area second team his senior season
  • Was a six-time MaxPreps Player of the Game his senior season in 2017
  • Selected to play for the West team in the 2017 Pensacola Sports Association Subway High School All-Star Series
  • Rushed for 1,076 yards and 15 touchdowns and caught nine passes for 145 yards and a score his senior year for Tate
  • Recorded eight 100-yard rushing games over his final two high school seasons

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020Junior

    RB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    RB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    5