The Football Brainiacs

Player Profile

Position: Defensive Back

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 182

Class: Redshirt Freshman

Seasons at OU: 1

Hometown: Lancaster, Texas

Previous School: Lubbock-Cooper HS

The Path to Norman

Emmett Jones III is the son of OU receivers Coach Emmett Jones. Coach Jones joined Oklahoma just after the end of the 2022 season. Jones III, a wide receiver and defensive back, played high school football in Lubbock, where Coach Jones was coaching at Texas Tech. Around a month after Coach Jones decided to head to Norman, Jones III announced he would join the team as a preferred walk-on.

Lubbock-Cooper’s Emmett Jones will join his dad @CoachEmmett at @OU_Football as a PWO. pic.twitter.com/SrRDaoUBrx

— Stephen Garcia (@byStephenGarcia) February 3, 2023

Career so Far

Jones took a redshirt season in 2023.

This Season

Jones will continue to provide depth at DB in year two.