Jack Jones (American football)
No. 18 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Long Beach, California, U.S. | December 20, 1997||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) | ||||
College: |
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NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jackie Jones
College career
Jones was ranked as a five–star and the #19 overall recruit by
College statistics
Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||
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Cmb | TfL | Sck | PD | Int | TD | FF | FR | |||
2016 | USC | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | USC | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | Arizona State | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Arizona State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Arizona State | 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
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 | |
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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 | |
Sources:[10][11][12] |
New England Patriots
2022
Jones was drafted by the
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.[15] Jones became just the fourth player in NFL history to return an interception thrown by Rodgers for a touchdown, joining Tanard Jackson, William Jackson III, and Jamel Dean.[16]
In Week 5 against the
2023
Jones entered the 2023 season as a starting cornerback, however in practice prior to Week 1, he suffered a hamstring injury. He was placed on injured reserve on September 9, 2023.[19] He was activated on October 21.[20]
The night before the Patriots Week 9 game vs the Washington Commanders, Jones missed curfew at the team hotel and was benched and played a reduced role. He also played a career-low 10 snaps vs the Indianapolis Colts the next week.[21] He was waived the next day on November 13, 2023.[22]
Las Vegas Raiders
On November 14, 2023, Jones was claimed off waivers by the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting with former high school and college coach Antonio Pierce.[23] In a Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Jones snagged a one-handed interception on an errant slant pass from Chargers quarterback Easton Stick. He returned it for a touchdown, capping off Las Vegas’ scoring in a stunning 63-21 victory. Then the next week on Christmas Day, in a Week 16 victory against Kansas City Chiefs, he intercepted a Patrick Mahomes pass, returning it for his second touchdown in two weeks. Following the touchdown, in celebration, Jones offered the intercepted ball to a young Chiefs fan. Jones then snatched the ball back after the child reached out to grab it. The clip went viral, leading Jones to explain that he wasn’t trying to steal the ball from the child but instead from an adult fan standing behind the child and his parents attempting to steal it.
Personal life
On June 8, 2018, Jones was arrested at a Panda Express in Santa Paula, California, for commercial burglary.[24] He pled guilty to commercial burglary, a second-degree misdemeanor, and served 45 days of house arrest.[25]
Jones was arrested on June 16, 2023, at Boston's
On September 5, 2023, all weapons charges were dropped by the Suffolk County District Attorney when Jones agreed to serve one year of pretrial probation and 48 hours of community service.[29] [30]
References
- ^ a b Reiss, Mike (June 16, 2023). "Patriots' Jack Jones arrested at airport on weapons charges". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2016 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Trahan, Kevin (February 3, 2016). "5-star ATH Jack Jones commits to USC via Snoop Dogg interview". SB Nation. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan (December 23, 2019). "The people who helped Jack Jones, the Moorpark College student". ASUDevils.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jack Jones Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jack Jones Sun Devils Profile". thesundevils.com. Arizona State University. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Jack Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Jack Jones, Arizona State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Jack Jones 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ McKenna, Henry (April 30, 2022). "Patriots pick ASU CB Jack Jones in Round 4 of 2022 draft". Patriots Wire. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (June 12, 2022). "Mac Jones' deep throws show potential for a more explosive Patriots attack". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers - October 2nd, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (October 2, 2022). "Patriots rookie Jack Jones' first career INT is a pick-six on Aaron Rodgers". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Patriots Place Rookie CB Jack Jones on Injured Reserve in Flurry of Roster Moves on Saturday". patriots.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots Sign RB Ty Montgomery II and QB Bailey Zappe to the 53-Man Roster; Elevate LB Calvin Munson to the Active Roster; Place DB Jack Jones on IR and List QB Matt Corral as Exempt/Left Squad". Patriots.com. September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves". Patriots.com. October 21, 2023.
- ^ Cox, Zack (November 13, 2023). "Patriots Veteran Planning To Talk With Jack Jones About Bench Behavior". NESN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Florio, Mike (November 14, 2023). "Raiders claim Jack Jones on waivers". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders acquire CB Jack Jones". Raiders.com. November 14, 2023.
- ^ Lewsi, Alec (June 8, 2018). "Former USC starting CB Jack Jones arrested Friday". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Callahan, Andrew (April 30, 2022). "Patriots fourth-round rookie CB Jack Jones addresses 2018 arrest". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Tanyos, Faris (June 16, 2023). "Patriots cornerback Jack Jones arrested at Logan Airport after 2 loaded guns found in carry-on luggage". CBS News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Lawson-Freeman, Callie (June 20, 2023). "Patriots CB Jack Jones pleads not guilty to nine gun charges". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Reiss, MIke (June 20, 2023). "Patriots CB Jack Jones pleads not guilty to weapons charges". ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Sullivan, Tyler (September 6, 2023). "Patriots' Jack Jones has weapons charges dropped after moving court date up and agreeing to deal". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (September 5, 2023). "Patriots' Jack Jones has gun charges dropped in deal with prosecutors". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.