Brenten "Inky" Jones

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Steubenville, Ohio
Last School:
Steubenville
Year:
Redshirt Senior

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Twitter: @BrentenJones
Redshirt Junior (2025)
Appeared in seven games as a redshirt junior, totaling 31 snaps on special teams.

at WISCONSIN (10/18): Totaled one play.

PENN STATE (11/1): Finished the game with five snaps.

at PURDUE (11/8): Notched four plays.

UCLA (11/15): Ended the game with three snaps.

RUTGERS (11/22): Totaled four snaps played.

at MICHIGAN (11/29): Posted three snaps played.

vs. MIAMI (12/31): Recorded five snaps.

Redshirt Sophomore (2024) - NATIONAL CHAMPION
Appeared in 12 games as a redshirt sophomore, totaling 113 snaps on special teams.

AKRON (8/31): Posted 15 plays

WESTERN MICHIGAN (9/7): Saw 19 snaps.

MARSHALL (9/21): Tallied 17 plays.

at MICHIGAN STATE (9/28): Played eight snaps on special teams.

IOWA (10/5): Totaled 10 snaps played.

at OREGON (10/12): Saw action in six snaps.

NEBRASKA (10/26): Recorded eight plays.

at PENN STATE (11/2): Notched eight snaps.

PURDUE (11/9): Logged five plays.

at NORTHWESTERN (11/16): Finished the game with four snaps.

TENNESSEE (12/21): Notched 12 plays in the game.

vs. NOTRE DAME (1/20): Ended the game with one play.

Redshirt Freshman (2023)
Appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman, totaling six snaps on special teams.

WESTERN KENTUCKY (9/16): Made his collegiate debut, seeing two snaps on special teams.

at PURDUE (10/14): Played three snaps on special teams.

MICHIGAN STATE (11/11): Saw action in his third game of the season on special teams.

MINNESOTA (11/18): Had one snap on special teams.

Freshman (2022)
Did not appear in a game...Redshirted.
Majoring in

Criminology

Earned his degree in spring of 2026

High School/Personal

Inky was a two-way player at Steubenville H.S., contributing both as a defensive back and wide receiver

Also played on Steubenville’s basketball team and competed in track and field

Broke the school record in the 400m last spring (49.46)

Selected to play in the Ohio North/South Senior All-Star game

First team all-conference, all-district and all-area as a senior

Caught 29 passes for 616 yards and eight touchdowns from his wide receiver position

Honorable mention All-Ohio on the basketball court

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