WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary standout cornerback Jalen Jones added another impressive honor to his long list of accomplishments with his selection to the FCS Football Central All-America First Team.
 
The recognition marks the second consecutive season he has garnered first-team All-America accolades from the organization.
 
A three-time first-team All-CAA selection and two-time Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, Jones ranked second in the CAA and 14th nationally with 1.09 passes defended per game in 2025. Additionally, the Chesapeake, Va., native ranked third in the CAA in interceptions (two) and PBU (10), while he finished the year with 39 tackles and 1.5 TFL en route to being chosen as the Defensive Back of the Year in Virginia by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.
 
Honored as a first-team All-America selection by six organizations last season, Jones ranks second in school history with 52 passes defended, which includes eight interceptions.
 
The former CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2022) was also a finalist for the 2022 Jerry Rice Award, which recognizes the nation's top FCS freshman.
 
Jones played an integral role in helping W&M secure its fifth consecutive winning season in 2025, marking the program's longest stretch of winning seasons since the 1990s.
 
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