2026 Football Roster

14 Eli Jones

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 255
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Venice, Fla.
  • High School Venice HS
  • Twitter Eli_jones33
  • Instagram elijahh_jones

Biography

2025: Saw action in four regular season games...a redshirt season...recorded one tackle, vs. Rice (11/29).

HIGH SCHOOL: Tallied 232 tackles, eight sacks, five fumble recoveries and a forced fumble on his high school career, according to MaxPreps…helped lead Venice High School to a 12-1 record and 2024 7A FHSAA state championship semifinals…had 108 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and two blocked field goals in his senior campaign (2024)…had a career-best 117 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble as a junior (2023)…rated a three-star prospect by On3, ESPN, and 247Sports with a rating of 87 from On3 which had him among the top 105 players in Florida…chose USF over eight offers, including Purdue, Navy, James Madison, and Central Michigan.

CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles 1, vs. Rice (11/29/25)

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 245 lbs
  • 14

    2025Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 253 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2026Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 255 lbs
    14