TITANS `07: Played in 53 of the Titans' 63 games and started 47 times • Made three starts in left field, 30 in right field, and 14 as the teams' designated hitter • Picked up his first career hit on Feb. 2 vs. Stanford in his fourth at-bat, also driving in his first career RBI • Blasted his first career home run on Mar. 9 at East Carolina • Had 12 multiple-hit games, and three times collected three hits in a game • Had three RBI in a game on three occasions and nine games with two or more RBI • Was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on March 5 after a week that saw him go 5-for-10 (.500) with five doubles and five RBI against nationally-ranked Rice at home • Hit .357 in the San Diego Regional, going 5-for-14 with a pair of doubles and an RBI • Hit an even .300 in the postseason, going 9-for-30 with three doubles, while driving in three • Had a hit in eight of his last nine games, including a seven-game hitting streak that saw him hit .393 (11-for-28) with 3 RBI and seven runs scored.

TITANS `06: Was granted a redshirt season in 2006.

TEXAS A&M `05: Pitched in just three games in 2005 for the Aggies at Texas A&M under Head Coach Mark Johnson • Longest outing of the season came on Apr. 20 vs. Texas Southern, where he went 3.2 innings in his only start of the season, striking out seven in the 8-0 victory • Had no decisions in 2005 amassing a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings • Went hitless in four at bats, striking out three times in his time at the plate.

MISSION VIEJO HS: Was a four-year letterman at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, Calif., for Coach Chris Ashbach • Hit .396 with nine home runs for the Diablos as a senior, going 8-1 with a 1.02 ERA on the bump as well • Hit 22 home runs as a junior and senior (10 and 12, respectively) earning himself first-team All-South Coast League honors as a junior and league MVP honors as a senior • Earned his team's MVP award as a junior and senior • Earned high school All-American status as well all-state honors his senior season • Was ranked No. 58 by Baseball America as a top high school prospect • Played Connie Mack baseball with the Long Beach Cardinals.

PERSONAL: Born on August 6, 1985, in Phoenix, Ariz. • His parents are Stan and Sherri Jones • Full name is Christopher Ryan Jones • Has a younger brother (Aaron) • Likes the beach and going wake and snowboarding • Models his game after the Red Sox' David Ortiz • His father played baseball for University of Arizona and helped the 1974 Wildcats win the national championship • Is a criminal justice major • His greatest sports thrill has been going to the College World Series • Favorites Include: espn.com (website), Boston Red Sox (team), Denzel Washington (actor) and Man on Fire (movie).