Jones attended Massaponax High School, where he was named the 2000 Virginia High School Player of the Year, and was a member of the Region I ODP and adidas ESP Teams, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, where he made 61 appearances over four seasons registered four goals and five assists.

Injury limited his time with the Battery to just 12 appearances in two years, and he was waived by the team at the end of the 2005 season.

In 2017, Jones joined the Columbus Crew SC Academy as a head coach for their U-12 boys team.

[3] The team finished as runners-up in the Eastern Conference Final under Jones, who left the organization in December.

[4] He was named an assistant coach for MLS expansion team San Diego FC on December 18.