Jack Jones (American football)

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Jack Jones
No. 13 – New England Patriots
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 26)
Long Beach, California
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, CA)
College:
NFL draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2022
Total tackles:25
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:2
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Jack Jones (born December 20, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and Moorpark College before transferring to Arizona State and was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[1]

College career

Jones was ranked as a five–star and the #19 overall recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to USC on February 3, 2016, over offers from Alabama and Texas A&M on an interview with Snoop Dogg.[3] He became a starter for the team during his sophomore season, but was dismissed before his junior season due to academic struggles.[4] He transferred to Moorpark College, a junior college in California in an effort to improve his grades.[5] After improving his grades at Moorpark College, he committed to Arizona State as a three–star[6] JUCO recruit.[7] During his junior year for the Sun Devils, Jones played in 13 games and started in one. In the Territorial Cup against the University of Arizona, Jones recorded 2 interceptions and was subsequently named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the week. Jones finished the 2019 season with a Pac-12 All-Conference selection and a Pro Football Focus Pac-12 Honorable Mention. Jones only played in 2 games in the 2020 season as a senior and recorded 5 total tackles for the year. He returned to play for Arizona State as a graduate student in 2021 where he recorded 42 tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss and a strip sack. Jones had 3 interceptions in 2021 with an 86-yard pick-six against Arizona on November 27. Jones received an Honorable Mention Defensive Back nomination from the Pac-12 following his 2021 season performance.[8]

College statistics

Jack Jones Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Season Team GP Cmb TfL Sck PD Int TD FF FR
2016 USC 13 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2017 USC 14 40 0 0 7 4 0 1 1
2019 ASU 13 46 0 0 13 3 0 1 0
2020 ASU 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2021 ASU 11 41 2.5 1.0 6 3 1 3 0
Total 53 145 2.5 1.0 28 10 1 5 2
Source ESPN.com

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		171 lb
(78 kg) 		30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.51 s 1.53 s 2.60 s 4.13 s 6.90 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 11 reps
Source:[9][10][11]

Jones was drafted by the New England Patriots with the 121st pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 30, 2022.[12] On June 9, 2022, Jones officially signed his rookie deal with the Patriots. The deal involved a $746,984 signing bonus and four years totaling $3.6 million in salary.[13]

Jones made his first career start in the Patriots' Week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers. In the first half of the game, Jones had a forced fumble and fumble recovery as well as a pick-six off Aaron Rodgers in the 27-24 overtime loss.[14]

In Week 5 against the Detroit Lions, Jones recorded his second interception of the season off a throw by Jared Goff. Through the first five weeks, Jones was rated the number one cornerback in single-coverage by Pro Football Focus with a rating of 92.[15]

Personal life

On June 8, 2018, Jones was arrested at a Panda Express in Santa Paula, California, for commercial burglary.[16] He pled guilty to commercial burglary, a second-degree misdemeanor, and served 45 days of house arrest.[17]

References

  1. ^ Goss, Nick (April 30, 2022). "Patriots take Arizona State CB Jack Jones in fourth round of 2022 NFL Draft". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2016 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Trahan, Kevin (February 3, 2016). "5-star ATH Jack Jones commits to USC via Snoop Dogg interview". SB Nation. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ^ McCollough, J. Brady (June 8, 2018). "Ex-USC football player Jack Jones arrested, charged with breaking into Panda Express at 3 a.m." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Kaye, Jordan (December 23, 2019). "The people who helped Jack Jones, the Moorpark College student". ASUDevils.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jack Jones Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Bromberg, Nick (August 15, 2019). "Former 5-star USC CB who broke into a Panda Express transfers to Arizona State". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jack Jones Sun Devils Profile". thesundevils.com. Arizona State University. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jack Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Jack Jones, Arizona State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jack Jones 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  12. ^ McKenna, Henry (April 30, 2022). "Patriots pick ASU CB Jack Jones in Round 4 of 2022 draft". Patriots Wire. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Reiss, Mike (June 12, 2022). "Mac Jones' deep throws show potential for a more explosive Patriots attack". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers - October 2nd, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Patriots rookie Jack Jones owns PFF's top coverage grade among cornerbacks through five weeks". www.cbsnews.com. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Lewsi, Alec (June 8, 2018). "Former USC starting CB Jack Jones arrested Friday". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  17. ^ Callahan, Andrew (April 30, 2022). "Patriots fourth-round rookie CB Jack Jones addresses 2018 arrest". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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