McCarthy all over the map

NAME: Phelon Jones
POSITION: Defensive back
HEIGHT: 5-foot-11
WEIGHT: 195 pounds
HOME: Mobile, Ala.
HIGH SCHOOL: McGill-Toolen Catholic High
JERSEY NUMBER: 25
RATINGS: Rated No. 13 cornerback in nation by Scout.com and 51st overall prospect by ESPN.com. Named the 2006 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year after a stellar senior year as a wide receiver/cornerback and kick returner
ATHLETIC FAMILY: Father, Tony, is the defensive backs coach at McGill-Toolen High School, while his brother, Tiger, plays for New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League and his other brother, Carvel, is a linebacker at Troy University. Cousin Robert McCune played at Louisville and was a standout linebacker for the Washington Redskins
ON BEING A DEFENSIVE BACK: “I like being on an island. Everyone gets to see you and what you do best.
"If you do what you’re supposed to do, then you look good.”
ON LSU FIRST TWO GAMES: “They might as well give us the best. It will make us better. I would rather be thrown in the fire and be put against the best competition. That’s how you get better.”

-- Jason Russell