Jordan Jones

Jordan was born on October 8, 1997 and began his Christian journey when he joined Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with his mother on March 3, 2002, subsequently being baptized at Hopewell on October 3, 2004.

Jordan began his academic journey at Hopewell Christian Academy where he completed pre-Kindergarten and First Grade.  He then completed 2nd through 5th grades at Dacula Elementary, 6th Grade at Dacula Middle, 7th and 8th grades at Twin Rivers Middle, and 9th-12th grade at Mountain View High School.  All through this K-12 journey, Jordan was a standout athlete.

His recreational football journey, where he affectionately became known as “Big Time,” included the 6-year-old team with Collins Hill, the 7–12-year-old teams with Dacula where the team won six straight Gwinnett County Football Championships, and the 13-year-old team with Mountain View. In his high school football journey, he was on the 9th grade team, 10th grade Junior Varsity, and 11th and 12th grade Varsity at Mountain View High School (MVHS).

Jordan played basketball in the church league as well as Soccer with a team called The Predators in 2009.  He then played 5th grade Basketball with the Bruins Recreational Basketball team, 6th grade basketball with YBOA and 7th grade Basketball with the Gwinnett Basketball League (GBL).

In addition to his football, basketball and soccer acumen, Jordan also completed a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo in August 2006.

As part of his academic journey, Jordan also had the opportunity to participate in the People to People Student Ambassador Program, traveling to Australia during his 6th grade year in 2009. The summer before entering high school in 2011, he traveled to India.

Jordan then matriculated to The University of West Alabama (UWA), graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Integrated Marketing Communications - with a focus in Sports Communications.  He was also a standout athlete with the UWA Football Team (Gulf South Conference).  During his tenure there he was Freshman of the Week (2015), Second Team All-Region (2016), First Team All-Conference (2018), Second Team All Region (2019), Second Team All-Conference (2019), UWA All Decade Team for 2010-2019 and 7th in GSC history in Tackles for Loss.

After graduating from UWA, Jordan went on to enjoy a career in Arena Football playing with the following teams:

Green Bay Blizzards (IFL) in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Omaha Beef (CIF) in Omaha, Nebraska - where he won Defensive Rookie of the Year

Tulsa Oilers in Tulsa, Oklahoma - where he was First Team All-Rookie and First Team All Defense for the 2024 Season

And the San Antonio Gunslingers (IFL)

Jordan was scheduled to leave on Thursday, March 12, 2026, heading to Saginaw, Michigan to play with the Michigan Arsenal (AFI).  He said this would be his final year playing indoor football and was planning his next steps.

In addition to his career playing football, Jordan also coached football.  He served as an Assistant Coach with the Broken Arrow High School Football Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as Assistant Coach with his alma mater, Mountain View High School.

On Saturday, March 7, 2026, this amazing life was tragically taken from us.  He now joins the ancestors and that amazing cloud of witnesses, some of whom aided his life’s journey and loved him dearly, having been preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Mr. Edward L. Jones, Mrs. Willie Mae Jones, Mr. Andrew Gill, Mrs. Mattie L. Gill, and Mrs. Shirley Haynesworth; aunt, Nicole Gill; uncles, Nathan Gill and Corbyn Gill; cousins, Erika Gill and Reginald Gill.

And now Jordan has left to cherish his memories and immortalize his legacy, his loving and devoted mother, Edwina L. Jones; father, William “Bill” (Karen) Gill; siblings, Sara Gill and Alexis Gill; aunts, Charlotte R. Hammond, Sheila Smith, Felicia Gill, Markinza Gill, Earnestine Evans, and Marjorie Buford; uncles, Edward L. Jones II and Antonio Hammond; adoring nieces, London Jackson and Cyleigh Parker; cousins, Shannon Hammond, Antonio (Hope) Hammond II, Marcus Hammond, Oronde Smith, Christa Smith, Lawrence (Krenisha) Gill, Jalisa Gill, Whitney (Elvis) Tambi, Corbyn (Ranesha) Gill, Jonathan Gill, Rosalind Gill, Danielle Gibbs, Alan Pledger, Pam Gill, Brandon (Sa’de) Hammond, Maya Hammond, Ashley (Dennis) Emory, Jay (Kathleen) Hammond, Justice Hammond, Terry Davis, Jr., Shedrick Davis; a special and loving friend, Britney Agee; and a host of other cousins, friends and church family.

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