Furman: Heralded, two-time All-Southern Conference performer and All-America candidate who will again anchor a senior laden linebacker corps from his middle position on what should be a quality Furman defense this fall...rated the sixth best linebacker (and best in the SoCon) according to The Sports Network's 2007 FCS preseason positional rankings...has been a solid playmaker since his arrival on campus three years ago...mentally and physically tough...runs well and has a nose for the football...begins the 2007 campaign with 272 tackles...with a good senior campaign should finish his career ranked among the Top 10 tackle leaders in Furman history... has played a key role in Furman posting a 29-10 record and earning three straight playoff appearances over the past three seasons...part of a contingent of nine Birmingham area products now in the Furman program. 2006 -- Consensus first team All-SoCon selection in separate balloting by league head coaches and media...headlined a Furman defensive unit with a squad best 121 tackles, including 12 tackles-for-loss...ranked second among league defenders in tackles, averaging 10.1 per game...started in all 12 games and helped Furman go 8-4 , earn a playoff berth, and finish ranked No. 12 in The Sports Network national poll...tallied season high 14-tackle performances against North Carolina (45-42 loss) and Chattanooga (28-22 OT win)...was credited with 12 stops and 2.5 tackles-for-loss versus The Citadel (23-17 win). 2005 -- Fashioned an impressive sophomore campaign and was named second team All-SoCon in balloting by league media after racking up 129 tackles, including 13 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, and three pass deflections...tackle total ranked second on the team behind All-American William Freeman's 130 stops and fourth in SoCon...began the year as a backup but moved into the starting lineup at middle linebacker three games into the season...ended up registering 12 starts and playing a key role in helping the Paladins go 11-3, advance to the NCAA I-AA playoff semifinals, and finish the campaign ranked No. 3 nationally...tallied 13 tackles, including three for-loss, a pair of sacks, and a pass breakup in his first start of the season, a 45-23 win over Samford...was outstanding in Furman's 14-12 NCAA I-AA first round playoff win over Nicholls State, totaling a career high 16 tackles, including three for-loss. 2004 -- Began the year as a redshirt candidate, but his playmaking ability, coupled with multiple injuries in the Paladin linebacking corps, earned him playing time by game seven...notched four tackles and a tackle-for-loss of 17 yards in his first collegiate game, a 33-14 win over The Citadel...registered a season high nine tackles and a critical second half fumble recovery versus Wofford (31-24 win) that led to the Paladins' first go-ahead touchdown of the game...performance against the Terriers earned him SoCon Freshman-of-the-Week honors...received the first start of his career the following week against Chattanooga (for injured middle linebacker William Freeman) and registered six tackles and a tackle-for-loss in the Paladins' 51-31 SoCon title clinching win over the Mocs...in all played in seven games. High School: 2004 graduate of Minor (6A) High School...football coach was Tony Lunceford...saw action almost exclusively at linebacker...tallied 406 stops, including 64 tackles-for-loss, 10 caused fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, and six interceptions during his prep career, which spanned three seasons...served as team captain and earned first team all-region honors in 2003 after helping Minor to a 10-2 record, region championship, and second round state playoff appearance...team ranked No. 8 in final poll...in all totaled 151 tackles, 24 tackles-for-loss, five caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and three interceptions as a senior...nominated to play in Alabama's North-South All-Star Game as well as the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Games...recorded a school single game record 23 tackles against Clay-Chalkville...served as president of Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)...recipient of Advance Honors Diploma...selected as an all-state scholar-athlete, to the National Society of High School Scholars and National Honor Society...Who's Who Among American High School Students. Personal: Full name is Andrew Louis Jones...son of Ardell and André Jones...born February 14, 1986, in Birmingham, Alabama...owns his own business manufacturing t-shirts...business administration major.