 He graduated from Miami Northwestern High School, where he played high school football for the Northwestern Bulls.While attending Florida State University (FSU), Jones played for coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles team from 1990 to 1992.The Seminoles finished 10–2 in 1991 and 11–1 in 1992, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship in the latter, Florida State's first season in the league.