Jeremiah Jones holds the MLB · Starter spot in Akron Zips’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jeremiah Jones is a 6'0", 235-pound middle linebacker from Kennesaw, Georgia, who attended North Cobb High School before playing at Southwestern CC. In 2024, he appeared in nine games and recorded 52 tackles (34 solo, 18 assisted) with two tackles for loss totaling eight yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two pass breakups. During the 2025 season, Jones played 11 games and tallied 59 tackles (40 solo, 19 assisted) while averaging 5.4 tackles per game, posting one sack and 5.5 tackles for loss for seven yards alongside one pass breakup. He transferred to Akron, where he is a junior in 2026.