PERSONAL: Lathan Jones was born Oct. 10, 2001...a two-year starter for Head Coach Adam Dounges at Sidney High School...Second Team All-State honoree...also member of football, basketball & baseball teams at Sidney.
MAJOR: Exercise Science
Freshman Season (2021 SPRING):
Appeared and started in all five games in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic...caught 14 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns...both scores, including the game-winner late in the fourth quarter, were in the Fightin' Quakers' 17-10 win at Otterbein University.
Sophomore Season (2021 FALL):
Appeared in seven games...caught seven passes for 82 yards and one touchdown.
Junior Season (2022):
Started all 10 games as a wide receiver as a junior...hauled in 23 receptions for 589 and five touchdowns...averaged 25.6 yards per reception...once named Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Offensive Player of the Week.
Senior Season (2023):
Appeared in all 10 games for the Quakers…Led the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) with 97.1 receiving yards per game…Second in the OAC with 971 receiving yards, 51 receptions, 5.1 receptions per game, 13 receiving touchdowns, and 19.0 yards per catch…Tied for third in the OAC with 78 points, and a long reception of 78 yards…Ninth in the OAC with 977 all-purpose yards…Rushed three times for six yards…Had four games with 145 or more receiving yards, including a 239 yard game on eight receptions at Baldwin Wallace University on September 9, 2023…Caught 11 passes at Muskingum University on November 4, 2023…Had three receiving touchdowns in three games and two receiving touchdowns in one game…Named Second Team Offense All-Region 4…Named First Team Offense All-OAC.
Senior Season (2024):
Started all 10 games for the Quakers…Led the team in receptions and receiving yards with 29 catches for 482 yards and one touchdown…Caught six passes for 110 yards at The College of Wooster on Sep. 7, 2024...Named Second Team All-OAC.
