Trente Jones

Class:
Senior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
311
Hometown:
Grayson, Ga.
High School:
Grayson

At Michigan
• Part of two Joe Moore Award-winning offensive lines (2021-22), the first back-to-back winners in history
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2020-21-22-23)
• Four-time letterman (2020-21-22-23)
• Appeared in 37 career games on the offensive line and 41 overall with 12 starts at right tackle and as the team's sixth lineman

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games with five starts on the offensive line (three right tackle, two as a sixth lineman) and contributed on special teams
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska
• Started in the jumbo formation against ECU (Sept. 2), UNLV (Sept. 9) as the team's sixth lineman
• Contributed on special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Played on special teams and as the sixth lineman against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Played as an extra lineman and at right tackle, while also contributing on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Played as the sixth lineman against Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), and played left tackle in relief action; also contributed on special teams
• Played as the team's sixth lineman before entering as a right tackle against Ohio State (Nov. 25) and also played on special teams
• Got the start at right tackle against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2) and contributed on special teams
• Started at right tackle against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Senior (2022)
• Appeared in 11 games overall including nine on the offensive line with six starts at right tackle and was a reliable special teams contributor; added one tackle to earn his third varsity letter
• Part of the Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line
• Shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance at Iowa
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois
• Made his first career start at right tackle against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Started at right tackle and contributed on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 10), UConn (Sept. 17), Maryland (Sept. 24), at Iowa (Oct. 1), at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Came back to action on special teams against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Contributed on special teams against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Played as the extra offensive lineman and also contributed on special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 26), against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3), and against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games with two starts as the sixth lineman and also played special teams to earn his second varsity letter
• Part of the unit that was honored with the Joe Moore Award, given to the top offensive line in the nation
• Played at right tackle and on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Played as a sixth lineman in jumbo sets against Washington (Sept. 11), Ohio State (Nov. 27), and at Michigan State (Oct. 30), at Penn State (Nov. 13)
• Played as a sixth lineman against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), Rutgers (Sept. 25) and also repped at right tackle in those games
• Played snaps on special teams at Nebraska (Oct. 9), against Northwestern (Oct. 23)
• Was in the starting lineup as the sixth lineman against Indiana (Nov. 6) and against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
• Played as the sixth lineman in jumbo set, as a right tackle, and also contributed on special teams at Maryland (Nov. 20), and against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in one game on the offensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Made his U-M debut playing right tackle at Minnesota (Oct. 24)

Freshman (2019)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Grayson High School (2019) coached by Christian Hunnicutt
• Earned honors in Spanish all four years
• Four-year honor roll student
• Helped lead Grayson to a 14-1 record and a GHSAA Class AAAAAAA State Championship as a sophomore

Key Statistics
• Started more than 25 games during his prep career and had more than 125 domination blocks
• Credited with 69 pancake blocks during senior season
• Had a 21-yard reception vs. Shiloh as a senior

Honors and Rankings
• 247 Composite four-star prospect rated the No. 18 offensive tackle nationally and No. 21 player in Georgia
• ESPN four-star recruit rated as the No. 155 player nationally and the No. 16 offensive tackle nationally
• Rivals four-star recruit ranked the No. 198 player nationally, No. 10 offensive guard and the No. 20 recruit in Georgia
• 247.com four-star prospect rated the No. 20 player in Georgia and No. 197 nationally
• Invited to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game

Personal
• Trente Jones was born Jan. 15, 2001
• Son of Valaney Spence
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a major in Creative Writing and Literature
• Pursuing a Master's degree from the School of Social Work