Chris Joines

Class:
Junior
Position:
Safety
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
Reagan HS
Previous School:
Myrtle Beach Prep

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023): Played in six games, including extensive action as part of five different special teams units … Recorded five tackles (4 solo), as well as a quarterback hurry … Saw 18 plays in the secondary amid MU’s trip to Ole Miss … Logged solo tackles in back-to-back matchups with North Alabama and the Rebels … Tacked up two stops (1 solo) at South Dakota State.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022): Played in 10 games … Saw extended action in the secondary in consecutive games with Gardner-Webb, Wofford and Mercer … Totaled 13 tackles (9 solo), including an assist on a tackle for loss (-4 yards) … Also logged an interception … Tallied multiple tackles in a pair of outings, including six stops (3 solo) against Western Carolina … Registered a pair of assisted tackles in collegiate debut against Morehead State … Recorded a second-quarter interception at Auburn that set up MU’s first points of the contest.

BEFORE MERCER: Played the 2021 campaign at Myrtle Beach Prep … Saw ample playing time at safety for the Marauders.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Reagan High School for coach Lyndon Hamilton … Earned all-state and all-county laurels for the Raiders … Won state championship as a part of the 4x100m Relay team during final prep season.

PERSONAL: The son of Jennifer and Chris Joines Sr. … Has one brother, Matthew, and two sisters, Julie and Madison.