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New Mexico: Returning wide receiver who is the fastest player on the team … an All-Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Selection in the 60-meter dash in 2014 and 2015, finishing second at the conference indoor championships with a time of 6.87 seconds in 2014, and winning the title in 2015 with a Mountain West record time of 6.60, the 12th-fastest time in the nation … qualified for the NCAA Indoor championships … has a personal best time of 6.60 seconds in the 60 … also has personal bests in the 100 meters with a time of 10.76 seconds and in the 200 meters at 22.19 … named a 2015 preseason second team all-conference selection by Phil Steele and Athlon Sports.2014 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Played in 11 games, starting one … led the Mountain West in kickoff return average with a 25.9 yard average with a touchdown … rushed three times for 104 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 10 yards … made his biggest impact in a nationally televised game against Boise State, returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, tying a Lobo and Mountain West record, and then taking a pitch 75 yards for a touchdown … those were two of three 75-yard scores for UNM in that game … also had one rush for 21 yards and a Arizona State and a rush for eight yards against Air Force … had a catch for 10 yards against Utah State … totalled 476 all-purpose yards for the season.2013 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Played in all 12 games, participating primarily on special teams but also contributing on offense … recorded three receptions for 23 yards on the season. Also had two carriers for 10 yards.2012 (Freshman Season): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: One of several Division I prospects from DeSoto High School … was an 11-5A first-team All-District performer … had 23 receptions for 397 yards and four TDs in 2011 … assistant coach Todd Peterman said DeSoto spread the ball to several different WRs last season … DeSoto went 10-2 and reached the second round of the 5A state playoffs in ’11 … also ran track and broke the Lancaster, Texas, city record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.42 seconds.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ridge Jones … born March 25, 1994 in Dallas … majoring in liberal arts … full name is Ridge Wayne Jones … parents are Simone and Roderick Jones … has one brother, Rod, an one sister, Cynthia … dad played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.