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{{short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Sai'vion Jones
|school=LSU Tigers
|currentnumber=35
|currentposition=[[Defensive end]]
|class=Senior
|major=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2003|7|3}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Saivion-Jones-DE-LSU|title=Sai'vion Jones Defensive End - EDGE LSU|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=6
|weight_lb=280
|highlights=
|highschool=[[St. James High School (Louisiana)|St. James]] ([[Vacherie, Louisiana]])
|pastschools=
*[[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2021–present)
|bowlgames=
*[[2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (January)|2024 ReliaQuest Bowl]]
|espn=4603189
}}
'''Sai'vion Jones''' (born July 3, 2003)<ref name=birthday /> is an [[American football]] [[defensive end]] for the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]].
==Early life==
Jones attended [[St. James High School (Louisiana)|St. James High School]] in [[Vacherie, Louisiana]].<ref>[https://www.houmatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/05/04/its-his-testimony-after-surviving-health-scare-as-infant-st-james-football-player-grows-into-top-col/112533020/ 'It's his testimony': After surviving health scare as infant, St. James football player grows into top college recruit]</ref> As a junior, he had 103 tackles and 13 sacks and as a senior, he was the Class 3A MVP and Class 3A Outstanding Defensive Player after recording 75 tackles and 10 sacks.<ref>[https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/high_schools/st-james-de-lsu-commitment-saivion-jones-brings-new-meaning-to-term-impact-player/article_98398a90-e7c1-11ea-8f52-638144bdef90.html St. James DE, LSU commitment Sai'Vion Jones brings new meaning to term 'impact player']</ref><ref>[https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/high_schools/madison-prep-coach-landry-williams-st-james-de-saivion-jones-help-headline-lswa-3a-squad/article_a4c6983e-5b3e-11eb-80dd-df241a35ac64.html Madison Prep coach Landry Williams, St, James DE Sai'vion Jones help headline LSWA 3A squad]</ref> He committed to [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) to play college football.<ref>[https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/saivion-jones-four-star-st-james-defensive-end-starts-national-signing-day-by-signing-with/article_1a3e536a-662d-11eb-8cff-47b30a9aa059.html Saivion Jones, four-star St. James defensive end, starts National Signing Day by signing with LSU]</ref><ref>[https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2020/05/21/lsu-football-gets-commitment-vacherie-defensive-end-saivion-jones/5235333002/ First Louisiana position player commits to LSU — defensive end Saivion Jones of Vacherie]</ref>
==College career==
As a true freshman at LSU in 2021, Jones played in 11 games and had three tackles. As a sophomore in 2022, he started three of 14 games and recorded 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He started all 13 games his junior year in 2023, finishing with 33 tackles and 2.5 sacks.<ref>[https://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/lsu-football-saivion-jones-kevin-peoples-bo-davis-pass-rush/article_9753a3f8-5681-11ef-a03f-db817fa28ca5.html For Sai'vion Jones and LSU football's defensive line, this season is all about the details]</ref> Jones returned to LSU for his senior year in 2024.<ref>[https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/breakout-candidate-lsu-edge-sai-vion-jones-poised-for-big-time-2024-campaign-01j4x8817enr Breakout Candidate: LSU EDGE Sai'vion Jones Poised for Big-Time 2024 Campaign]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/saivion-jones/ LSU Tigers bio]
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[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Louisiana]]
[[Category:People from Vacherie, Louisiana]]
[[Category:American football defensive ends]]
[[Category:LSU Tigers football players]]