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Jersey Number 5
Shermari Jones
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- High School:
- Tate HS
- Prev School:
- Independence C.C. (Kansas)
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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