Damien Jones

  • Award
    Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/28/2024
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    University of New England
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Running Back
  • Hometown
    Fitchburg, Mass.
  • High School
    St. Bernard's
222 all-purpose yards and 3 different kinds of TDs in a 51-30 win at Nichols. Jones had an 8-yard TD rush in the 3rd quarter to make it 24-14, and soon followed that up with his only punt return that went for a 62-yard TD. Later, he added an 84-yard kickoff TD on his lone return that way. Overall, 71 yards rushing on 11 carries and 3 receptions for 5 yards. The only player in Division III this season with a touchdown on both a punt return and kick return in the same game, and the only player in all of college football (Division III, Division II, FCS, and FBS) this season with a punt return touchdown, kickoff return touchdown, and rushing touchdown in the same game.