Dwight Jones (American football)

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Dwight Jones
Personal information
Born: (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 35)
Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Burlington (NC) Cummings
College:North Carolina
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Dwight Jones Jr. (born January 1, 1989) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels
.

Early years

Jones attended

touchdowns
.

Jones was considered one of the top high school wide receiver recruits in 2008.[1][2]

College career

Jones went on to play for

touchdowns. He was named an honorable mention All-ACC.[3] As a senior in 2011, he played in all 13 games and had 85 receptions for 1196 yards and twelve touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m) 		230 lb
(104 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.55 s 1.66 s 2.72 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Houston Texans

After going

undrafted free agent. In May 2012, he informed the Texans of his decision to not pursue a professional football career. The team placed him on the reserve/did not report list shortly thereafter.[7]
He was released on June 12, 2013.

New York Jets

Jones was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on December 18, 2013.[8] He was released on May 19, 2014.[9]

Arizona Rattlers

Jones was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on October 24, 2014.

Legal trouble

Jones was charged with felony killing an animal by starvation on April 6, 2015.[10] Police found a dead dog lying half inside and half outside a dog house and another dog that was starving on February 19, 2015, at a time when the air temperature was 14 degrees.

External links

References

  1. ^ Jones Rivals.com
  2. ^ Dwight Jones Scout.com
  3. ^ 2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced Archived January 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Sean Jones Stats, News, Bio | ESPN".
  5. ^ "Dwight Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Scout Dwight Jones College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. profootballtalk.com
    . Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Fensom, Michael (December 18, 2013). "After death of son, Dwight Jones completes painful journey back to NFL by signing with Jets". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Lange, Randy (May 19, 2014). "Jets Sign LB A.J. Edds, OL Markus Zusevics". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Janicello, Natalie Allison (April 8, 2015). "Former UNC football player charged with starving dog". The Times-News. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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