Toledo, OH – Senior wide receiver/punt returner Corey Jones (Pittsburgh, PA) was today named to the official watch list for the 2016 Paul Hornung Award. The Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse is named for former Notre Dame and Green Bay Packer star Paul Hornung and is presented annually to the most versatile player in major college football.
Jones was named first-team All-MAC in 2015 as a punter returner, leading the league with a 10.2 yards per return average. He also led the Rockets with 55 receptions and caught five touchdown passes. In 2014, Jones earned second-team All-MAC honors as a wide receiver, snagging a career-best 68 passes for 842 yards and five scores.