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UCLA walk-on tight end Jake Jones engineering a life beyond football

/ STAFF WRITER

LOS ANGELES – For a moment Jake Jones ponders the possibilities of the future. He sees Iron Man suits flying through the air, aiding in disaster situations, perhaps helping those with paralysis move again. While far-fetched, it could definitely happen, the walk-on tight end on the UCLA football team says. Consider how far we’ve come in the past 50 years, 100 years.

Then consider how far the redshirt senior from Northern California has come in four years.

Jones came to UCLA to pursue an engineering degree, not football glory, but he couldn’t let go of the sport.