Fresno State Athletics
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Jersey Number 33
Kwami Jones
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- Serra HS
- Prev School:
- College of San Mateo
Bio
Last updated on Jan. 21, 2022
2021 (SENIOR*): Appeared in 12 games, started one … had 13 tackles … had one fumble recovery against UNLV (Sept. 24) … had a quarterback hurry at then-No. 21 San Diego State (Oct. 30) … had a season-high three tackles at San Jose State (Nov. 25) … had four multi-tackle games … part of a Bulldog defense who only allowed 20.5 points per game this season, while also holding two opponents scoreless. It was the first time since 2017 that a Fresno State team had multiple shutouts in a season … helped Fresno State to two wins over ranked opponents, both on the road. It was the first time Fresno State defeated two Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 2004, and the first time both wins came on the road in the 100 year history of the program.
*Utilized the additional year of eligibility approved by the NCAA in the fall of 2020. The NCAA approved a blanket waiver for all 2020 fall sports student-athletes to retain a year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 (R-SENIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention … ranked No. 8 in the NCAA in sacks per game ... played in five games, and started all five … missed the Utah State game due to injury … had 16 tackles this season … added an additional 6.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks … was second on the team in TFL and tied for first in sacks … was seventh in the conference in sacks … averaged one sack a game ... had three sacks in the season opener with Hawai’i (Oct. 24) … all three sacks versus the Rainbow Warriors were in the first quarter … he became the first Bulldog to have three sacks in a game since Tobenna Okeke in 2017 … his three sacks against the Rainbow Warriors tied for the most in a game by any MW player this year … had a season-high five tackles, all solo, against Hawai’i … Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team selection ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2019 (SENIOR): Appeared in four games and had three starts for Fresno State after sitting out the beginning of the season due to injury … started in games against San Diego State, Nevada and San Jose State ... picked up six stops (five solo) in his season debut versus Utah State (Nov. 9) … also had 1.5 TFL and a sack versus the Aggies … totaled 11 tackles, 2.5 TFL and one sack on the year … utilized a redshirt season under the four game NCAA rule.
2018 (JUNIOR): Played in all 14 games and made 10 starts … piled up 26 tackles on the season with two for loss and 2.5 sacks … also credited with four quarterback hurries … picked up a career-high four tackles on Oct. 13 against Wyoming … posted a sack against Toledo on Sept. 29, another at UNLV on Nov. 3 and half-a-sack versus San Jose State on Nov. 24 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 13 games … recorded 10 tackles (six solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in 2017 … posted season highs for tackles in games at No.1 Alabama and No. 6 Washington with three in each … recorded tackles for losses at No. 6 Washington (0.5) on Sept. 16, New Mexico (1.0) on Oct. 14 and Boise State (0.5) on Nov. 25 … registered first career sack on Oct. 14 versus New Mexico … recorded a pass breakup in the Bulldogs’ Oct. 14 contest versus UNM ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Played in nine games as a freshman for the College of San Mateo ... totaled 35 tackles on the defensive line, 12.5 tackles for a loss (team-lead) and 6.0 sacks (team-lead) ... registered one pass break-up.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. … was a defensive end under head coach Patrick Walsh from 2013-15 … recorded 24 solo tackles, 32 total as a senior … had 9.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks in the same year.
PERSONAL: Born in San Mateo, Calif. … son of Naima and Kareem Jones … is a finance major at Fresno State.
2021 (SENIOR*): Appeared in 12 games, started one … had 13 tackles … had one fumble recovery against UNLV (Sept. 24) … had a quarterback hurry at then-No. 21 San Diego State (Oct. 30) … had a season-high three tackles at San Jose State (Nov. 25) … had four multi-tackle games … part of a Bulldog defense who only allowed 20.5 points per game this season, while also holding two opponents scoreless. It was the first time since 2017 that a Fresno State team had multiple shutouts in a season … helped Fresno State to two wins over ranked opponents, both on the road. It was the first time Fresno State defeated two Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 2004, and the first time both wins came on the road in the 100 year history of the program.
*Utilized the additional year of eligibility approved by the NCAA in the fall of 2020. The NCAA approved a blanket waiver for all 2020 fall sports student-athletes to retain a year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 (R-SENIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention … ranked No. 8 in the NCAA in sacks per game ... played in five games, and started all five … missed the Utah State game due to injury … had 16 tackles this season … added an additional 6.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks … was second on the team in TFL and tied for first in sacks … was seventh in the conference in sacks … averaged one sack a game ... had three sacks in the season opener with Hawai’i (Oct. 24) … all three sacks versus the Rainbow Warriors were in the first quarter … he became the first Bulldog to have three sacks in a game since Tobenna Okeke in 2017 … his three sacks against the Rainbow Warriors tied for the most in a game by any MW player this year … had a season-high five tackles, all solo, against Hawai’i … Phil Steele All-Mountain West third team selection ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2019 (SENIOR): Appeared in four games and had three starts for Fresno State after sitting out the beginning of the season due to injury … started in games against San Diego State, Nevada and San Jose State ... picked up six stops (five solo) in his season debut versus Utah State (Nov. 9) … also had 1.5 TFL and a sack versus the Aggies … totaled 11 tackles, 2.5 TFL and one sack on the year … utilized a redshirt season under the four game NCAA rule.
2018 (JUNIOR): Played in all 14 games and made 10 starts … piled up 26 tackles on the season with two for loss and 2.5 sacks … also credited with four quarterback hurries … picked up a career-high four tackles on Oct. 13 against Wyoming … posted a sack against Toledo on Sept. 29, another at UNLV on Nov. 3 and half-a-sack versus San Jose State on Nov. 24 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 13 games … recorded 10 tackles (six solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in 2017 … posted season highs for tackles in games at No.1 Alabama and No. 6 Washington with three in each … recorded tackles for losses at No. 6 Washington (0.5) on Sept. 16, New Mexico (1.0) on Oct. 14 and Boise State (0.5) on Nov. 25 … registered first career sack on Oct. 14 versus New Mexico … recorded a pass breakup in the Bulldogs’ Oct. 14 contest versus UNM ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Played in nine games as a freshman for the College of San Mateo ... totaled 35 tackles on the defensive line, 12.5 tackles for a loss (team-lead) and 6.0 sacks (team-lead) ... registered one pass break-up.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. … was a defensive end under head coach Patrick Walsh from 2013-15 … recorded 24 solo tackles, 32 total as a senior … had 9.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks in the same year.
PERSONAL: Born in San Mateo, Calif. … son of Naima and Kareem Jones … is a finance major at Fresno State.
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