AUSTIN, Texas – Texas defensive back Brandon Jones was named a semifinalist for the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, the Witten Award selection committee announced Wednesday. Jones joins former Longhorn captain Andrew Beck (2018) as semifinalists for the honor, which was first awarded in 2017.
Jones, a native of Nacogdoches, Texas, has played in and started all nine games for the Longhorns as a team captain this season. He has made a team-high 61 tackles, and has also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and intercepted two passes.