First it was in the Box, now across Nicholson Drive under the lights on Saturday night. Chad Jones has done nothing but amaze fans since his arrival on campus at LSU.

Chad Jones is a 6'3", 231-pound junior who plays both baseball and football for the LSU Tigers. Lately, Jones has put his focus more on football, though he did make many appearances in the 2009 college baseball postseason for baseball coach Paul Mainieri.

You know you are very talented when you can skip out on most of spring football practice due to baseball and still start at safety for Les Miles and the Tiger football team.

Jones grew up in New Orleans, La., but relocated to Baton Rouge in 2005 when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast.For high school Jones took junior and senior years in Baton Rouge at Southern Lab High School. He was born to Al and Patti Jones on Oct. 5, 1988, in New Orleans. He has an older brother, Rahim Alem, who is also his teammate on the LSU football team.

Jones was drafted by the Houston Astros in Round 13 of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft but opted to stay in school. He has played both baseball and football for LSU every year he has been on campus and has had decent playing time so far in both sports.

Jones was a member of the 2007 football team who defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans. Also, he was a member of the 2009 LSU baseball team who defeated Texas in Omaha for the College World Series championship last summer.

In the 2009 baseball season, Jones appeared as an outfielder as well as a pitcher. He threw for a earned-run average of 2.70, pitched 6.2 innings, and struck out seven batters in 2009. Coach Paul Mainieri referred to Jones as his "secret weapon."

On the other side of things, Jones is also very talented in the gridiron. He recorded 22 solo tackles in 2008, one interception, and forced two fumbles. This season, Jones has recorded 13 solo tackles, two interceptions, and returned a punt for a score.

He had arguably the best game of his career last week in Starkville, where he returned a punt 93 yards for a touchdown, made seven tackles, and made two clutch plays late in the game. He saved the game in Starkville for LSU in a very impressive fashion.

The LSU Tigers travel to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs this Saturday. The Tigers are one of the few unbeaten teams left in the country. Fans are still waiting for Miles to prove he deserves the No. 4 ranking that his team is currently holding.

This is the first of a new series this year called "Tiger Athlete Spotlight," where every week of the year a different LSU Fighting Tiger athlete is being featured. Next week the spotlight will be focused on LSU football defensive end Rahim Alem, who is the brother of this week's featured athlete, Chad Jones.

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