Colin Jones (American football)

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Colin Jones
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 36)
Bridgeport, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Bridgeport
College:TCU
NFL draft:2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 190
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MWC (2010)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:133
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:3
Total touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Colin Jones (born October 27, 1987) is a former

2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU. He went to high school in Bridgeport, Texas and graduated in 2006. He also played for the Carolina Panthers
.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(1.82 m) 		201 lb
(91 kg) 		4.38 s 1.44 s 2.56 s 4.04 s 6.69 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 20 reps
All values from TCU's Pro Day[1]

San Francisco 49ers

The

2011 NFL Draft.[2] Jones was the 13th safety drafted in 2011.[3]

On July 29, 2011, the San Francisco 49ers signed Jones to a four-year, $2.13 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $100,000.[4]

Throughout training camp, Jones competed for a roster spot as a backup safety and special teams player against Madieu Williams, Curtis Taylor, Chris Maragos, and Anthony West.[5] Head coach Jim Harbaugh named Jones the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Dashon Goldson and Madieu Williams.[6]

He made his professional regular season debut in the

New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game.[7]

During training camp in 2012, Jones competed for a role as a backup safety against Trenton Robinson, Michael Thomas, Darcel McBath, Mark LeGree, and Ben Hannula.[9]

Carolina Panthers

On August 31, 2012, the 49ers traded Jones to the

2014 NFL Draft.[10]

Head coach Ron Rivera named Jones the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Haruki Nakamura and Sherrod Martin.[11]

Jones was inactive during the Panthers' Week 3 loss to the

Chicago Bears.[13] Jones finished the season with 14 combined tackles (ten solo) in 15 games and zero starts.[8]

His first two years with the team his role was exclusively special teams, but started playing nickel corner and backup free safety in 2014.

On June 18, 2014, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[14]

In 2015, Jones recorded his first career interception in the Week 7 win against the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford.[15]

On February 7, 2016, Jones was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[16]

On March 7, 2017, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[17]

On March 11, 2019, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[18]

The Panthers released Jones on March 16, 2020.[19]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2011 SFO 13 0 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 CAR 15 0 14 10 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 CAR 16 0 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2014 CAR 16 2 27 21 6 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
2015 CAR 15 3 21 16 5 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016 CAR 14 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 CAR 16 7 23 14 9 0.0 0 1 10 0 10 2 0 0 0 0
2018 CAR 16 1 20 8 12 0.0 0 1 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 1
2019 CAR 16 0 9 7 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
137 14 133 93 40 1.0 5 3 15 0 10 7 1 3 0 1

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2011 SFO 2 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2013 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 CAR 2 1 8 4 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015 CAR 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1 11 7 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

Personal life

Jones married Briana Lewis on February 18, 2012. They have one son.

Jones is a practicing Christian and a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Outdoor Alliance. He attends Myers Park Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Colin Jones, DS #13 FS, Texas Christian". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Colin Jones drafted by the 49ers Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Spotrac.com: Colin Jones contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Fucillo, David (August 9, 2011). "Initial 49ers Depth Chart Revealed: What To Make Of It". ninersnation.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart: 09/04/2011". Ourlads.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "NFL Player stats: Colin Jones (2011)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "NFL Player stats: Colin Jones (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart: 08/01/2012". ourlads.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  10. ^ Silva, Evan (August 31, 2012). "49ers trade Colin Jones to Carolina". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "Ourlads.com: Carolina Panthers Depth Chart: 09/01/2012". Ourlads.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  12. ^ Langford, Richard (September 18, 2014). "Jonathan Stewart Injury: Updates on Panthers RB's Week 3 Status & Fantasy Value". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "NFL Player stats: Colin Jones (2012)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  14. ^ Newton, David (June 18, 2014). "Panthers ink Chandler, 2 others". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  15. ^ Peters, Micah (October 25, 2015). "Panthers DB Colin Jones collects interception off of Jordan Matthews' butt". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  16. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  17. ^ Henson, Max (March 7, 2017). "Panthers re-sign Colin Jones". Panthers.com.
  18. ^ Henson, Max (March 11, 2019). "Colin Jones signs two-year contract". Panthers.com.
  19. ^ "Panthers release safety Colin Jones". Panthers.com. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  20. ^ "COA Board of Directors".

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