Rafell Jones
#1 - Sr. - OF
5-10 - 187
Bats: R Throws: R
San Diego, Calif.
Crawford HS

1999 Arizona Football:
Starting free safety ... Ninth on the team with 29 tackles.

Arizona 1999:
Reserve outfielder ... Made 34 starts ... Led the team with nine pinch-hit appearances ... Had nine multi-hit games ... Hit .348 against lefties ... Posted a .457 on-base percentage leading off an inning ... Went 8-for-17 (.471) with a .765 slugging percentage against Arizona State ... Collected a season-best four hits, including two doubles and a homer vs. ASU (2/27) ... Hit .364 (4-for-11) at Southern California (3/19-21) and vs. Washington (4/2-3) ... Scored a season-high three runs at Hawaii-Hilo (1/29).

1998 Arizona Football:
Started at free safety all 12 games ... Second on the team with 59 tackles ... Posted a career-high 11 tackles at Hawaii (9/3) ... Intercepted passes in consecutive games, vs. Oregon (10/31) and vs. Washington State (11/7).

Arizona 1998:
Starting center fielder ... Led Arizona with a .470 on-base percentage ... Cats were 29-10 in games he started (all in center field) ... Collected first two career hits vs. San Diego (1/23) ... Hit first career homer vs. San Diego (1/24) ... Set career-bests in runs (3), hits (3) and total bases (6) vs. Southern Utah (2/25) ... Missed 15 games (3/13-4/7) with a right knee injury ... Had a .424 on-base percentage leading off an inning ... Batted .429 against lefties, .538 in Pac-10 play ... Batted .392 at home ... Hit .333 against both Cal and Stanford ... Ranked 85th on the Arizona Daily Star's "98 for '98."

1997 Arizona Football:
Red-shirted.

Arizona 1997:
Only player to successfully walk on the team in the spring ... Went 0-for-1 and scored a run in only appearance (vs. Southern Utah, 2/20).

1996 Arizona Football:
Member of the special teams ... Finished with seven tackles.

1995 Arizona Football:
Primarily a member of the special teams ... Recorded a tackle at Washington State (10/28) and recovered a fumble.

High School:
Graduated from Crawford High School in San Diego where he played for Coach Mike Norton ... Earned four letters as an outfielder ... Team captain as a senior ... Also earned three letters in football ... Also team captain as a senior ... All-San Diego County selection ... Rated as the 26th-best prospect in the Far West by Super Prep ... Listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students.

Personal:
Full name: Rafell O. Jones ... Nicknamed "Fell" ... Born: 1/25/77 in San Diego ... Major: operations management ... Son of Richard and Ivy Jones ... Cousin of former UCLA basketball player J.R. Henderson.