Jaylon Jones has been awarded the 2020 Chucky Mullins Courage Award by the Ole Miss football staff, Lane Kiffin announced in a special team meeting on Thursday.
The award honors Mullins, who was paralyzed after making a tackle in the Rebels’ 1989 Homecoming game against Vanderbilt and is presented annually to an upperclassman defensive player. The honor of wearing No. 38 is bestowed upon a leader who embodies Mullins’ courage, perseverance and determination.
Jones, a senior defensive back from Allen, Tx., becomes the 30th recipient of the award and joins a special brotherhood alongside Chris Mitchell, Jeff Carter, Trea Southerland, Johnny Dixon, Alundis Brice, Michael Lowery, Derek Jones, Nate Wayne, Gary Thigpen, Ronnie Heard, Anthony Magee, Kevin Thomas, Lanier Goethie, Jamil Northcutt, Eric Oliver, Kelvin Robinson, Patrick Willis, Jeremy Garrett, Jamarca Sanford, Marcus Tillman, Kentrell Lockett, D.