RETURNING BRUINS DAMIEN HOLMES
#56 DATONE JONES
Defensive End/6-4/269/Jr./Compton, CA/Compton HS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 at California, 2008 Tackles for Loss: 2 v. Kansas St., 2009
All-CIF Southern Section defense and offense ... Defensive MVP of San Andreas League ... First-team All-San Bernardino Area selection by Press-Enterprise ... Lettered two seasons in basketball (2004-06) for coach Peter Goldkorn ... Lettered in track and field (shot, discus) for one (2006) year. PERSONAL - Full Name: Damien Edward Holmes … Born: October 12, 1990 in Redlands, CA … Parents: Edward Holmes and Diane Galvez … Has two sisters, Amber and Briana, and two brothers, Daniel and Dillon ... Lists biggest thrill in sports as ending a 25-plus year rut at his high school by advancing to CIF semifinals in 2007 ... Lists former NFL star Michael Strahan as the athlete he admires the most … Hobbies include spending time with family and friends, playing basketball, going to the beach, and playing ping-pong ... Relative Vic Salazar also attended UCLA ... Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 ... Sociology major. VARSITY TACKLE STATISTICS - D. HOLMES Year 2009
TT 11
T-AT 5-6
Sacks 0.5-6
TFL 3.0-10
INT (Td) 0
UCLA - This talented youngster emerged as a starter at defensive end last season ... Possesses the ability to be a disruptive force in opposing backfields ... He is expected to be one of the team’s defensive leaders and the anchor of the defensive line. 2009 - Starter in all 13 games ... Third on the team with 4.0 sacks and T-22nd in the Pac-10 and fourth on the team with his 11.0 tackles for loss (12th in Pac-10) ... Earned Sophomore All-America honorable mention from CollegeFootballNews. com ... Had one tackle assist and broke up two passes against SDSU ... Had three stops at Tennessee, 1.0 for loss ... Made four tackles, a sack and a second tackle for loss, against Kansas St. ... Credited with three tackles, including a sack on which he forced a fumble at Stanford ... Had two tackles, 0.5 for loss, versus Oregon ... Registered two tackle assists, both for loss (1.0 total) against Cal ... Made three tackles at Arizona, one for loss ... Forced and recovered a fumble on the first play of the second half ... Recorded three tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Oregon St. ... Had two tackles, including a five-yard sack, against Washington ... Made three tackles at Washington State, one for loss ... Made one tackle for loss against Arizona St. ... Credited with three tackles, including a seven-yard sack, in the bowl win over Temple. 2008 - Appeared in 10 games with two starts (Cal, Oregon St.) ... Finished with 15 tackles on the year ... Two tackles versus Stanford ... Made first career start at Cal and finished with six tackles, four solos ... Started against Oregon St. and made four stops ... Had one tackle off the bench at Washington ... Made one tackle against USC ... Named to rivals.com All-Pac-10 Freshman team. HIGH SCHOOL - Played football for coach Calvin Bryant at Compton (CA) HS ... Ranked No. 15 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... Earned four stars from rivals.com ... Earned four stars from scout.com ... SuperPrep All-American ... Named All-State second team by Cal-Hi Sports ... Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team member ... Moore League co-Defensive Player of the Year ... As a senior, he made 91 tackles, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries, nine hurries and three pass deflections ... As a junior, he recorded 60 tackles, including four sacks. PERSONAL - Full Name: Datone Wayne Jones … Born: July 24, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA … Parents:Anthony Jones and Shondra Hall … Has one brother and four sisters ... Lists former NFL star Michael Strahan as the athlete he admires the most … His biggest thrill in sports was his first-ever sack in a varsity high school football game... Director’s Honor Roll in Winter 2009 and Spring 2009 ... Sociology major. VARSITY TACKLE STATISTICS - D. JONES
#9 JERRY JOHNSON
Year 2008 2009 Totals
TT 15 30 45
Wide Receiver/6-4/208/RS-So./Venice, CA/Venice HS UCLA - This youngster will compete for playing time at the wide receiver positions ... Possesses good speed ... Gained valuable experience over the course of the season and made good progress during Spring Practice, demonstrating the ability to make the big play. 2009 - Appeared in two games ... Saw limited action in the opener against San Diego St. ... On the field for 14 snaps in the game at Washington State. 2008 - Did not see game action in his first season in the program and has three seasons of eligibility remaining. HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered three seasons at Venice, CA HS for coach Angelo Gasca ... Earned four stars from rivals.com ... Rated No. 33 wide receiver nationally by rivals.com ... Earned three stars from scout.com ... Made 50 catches for over 900 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... Caught 24 balls as a junior for 613 yards and six touchdowns ... Also lettered in track and field (100m, 200m and relay). PERSONAL - Full Name: Jerry Crossley Johnson, Jr. … Born: August 1, 1990 in Inglewood, CA … Parents: J.C. and Angela Johnson … Has one sister, Jessica and one brother, Justin ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports to date as making a game-changing catch against Oaks Christian HS ... Lists NFL receiver Marques Colston as the athlete he admires the most … Hobbies include writing and playing football and basketball ... Interested in becoming a lawyer ... English major.
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DATONE JONES
T-AT 9-6 12-18 21-24
Sacks 0.0-0 4.0-28 4.0-28
TFL 0.0-0 11.0-50 11.0-50
INT (Td) 0 0 0