Jacoby Jones, former HBCU and NFL great wide receiver is headed to the hall of fame of one of the most historic conferences in HBCU sports. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) was founded in 1913. The SIAC Hall of Fame was established to preserve the esteemed history of the conference. Since its inception in 1992, the SIAC Hall of Fame has inducted 161 distinguished honorees.
Jones, a New Orleans East native came to Lane College in 2003 and was an All-SIAC) player at wide receiver and returner for all four years at the Jackson, Tennessee-based HBCU.
The Houston Texans drafted Jones in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played for the Texans from 2007 to 2011. He moved on to play for the Baltimore Ravens from 2012 to 2014 and was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2012.
Jacoby Jones is known for two of the most memorable plays in the 2012 NFL playoffs as a member of the Ravens. He caught a 70-yard game-tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation in the AFC Divisional playoff game against the Denver Broncos, which helped lead the Ravens to an eventual 38—35 double-overtime victory. He also had a 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, the longest play in Super Bowl history. He finished the game with two touchdowns, the kick return, and a 56 touchdown reception.
Off the field, Jacoby Jones used his quick feet to finish in third place on the television show “Dancing with the Stars.”
Jones spent nine seasons in the NFL with the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers. He returned to Lane College in 2018 to coach wide receivers for two seasons before returning to Baltimore to coach at Calvert Hall College High School. Jones stayed in Baltimore to coach the tight ends at Morgan State University, then joined the coaching staff at Alabama State University in 2022.