Gavin Jones

Class:
Freshman
Position:
LB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Knoxville Catholic

Before Brown: Two-time All-Region honoree (Division II AAA East)…2025 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award Winner…2025-26 Johnny Mauer Scholar-Athlete Award winner, presented annually by the Optimist Club of Knoxville for academic and athletic achievements…Named to the All 5 Star Preps Team…Two-time Shamrock Award Winner, given to the player who shows excellent leadership on and off the field, performance, and character…Compiled 23 tackles during his varsity career, leading the team as senior…Two-year team captain…National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society inductee…Named to the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Ashley and Evander Jones…His father played football at Brown and is a member of the class of 1993…Has three older brothers Evander, Eli and Gray…His brother Eli has played football at Western Kentucky and Austin Peay.

Why Brown?: “I chose Brown because I wanted to be challenged not just athletically, but also academically. Being able to follow in my father's footsteps has been a dream of mine ever since I was little. From the beginning, the coaches welcomed me and made it feel like home, and there is a culture of working hard and improving yourself within the football program that I wanted to be a part of.”