Markus Jones
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Born: | Hanau, Germany | January 10, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Angelo State |
Position: | Linebacker |
Undrafted: | 2019 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Markus Jones (born January 10, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He previously played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens. Jones played college football for the Angelo State University Rams.
Early years
Jones played football for the Crowley High School Eagles with 90 tackles and 7 sacks during his senior season.[1] He also played basketball[2] and competed in track and field, recording a 6'8'' high jump in 2014.[3]
College career
Jones signed with the Division II Lone Star Conference Angelo State Rams of San Angelo, Texas in 2014 as a defensive end, earning numerous accolades over the course of his collegiate career.[1] As a senior, Jones recorded 84 tackles including 36.5 tackles for loss, the highest number recorded across all divisions of NCAA football.[4] Jones also made 17.5 sacks in 2018, breaking the Angelo State sack record with a total of 37 career sacks, in addition to two blocked kicks and four forced fumbles.[4]
In January 2019, Jones competed in the annual
Professional career
After the
In October 2019, Jones was selected in round 8 of 30 during open portion of the
Following the XFL draft, Jones spent a December 2019 mini-camp with the BattleHawks before being traded by St. Louis to the
Jones signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on December 17, 2020.[18] He was released on July 20, 2021.[19]
Personal life
Jones graduated from
References
- ^ a b "Markus Jones - Football". Angelo State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Markus Jones' High School Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Markus Jones". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ a b "Markus Jones Named LSC Male Athlete of the Year". Angelo State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "DII football: Angelo State's Markus Jones wins 2018 Gene Upshaw Award | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ PewterReport (2019-01-14). "Angelo State DE Markus Jones flattens Missouri OT Paul Adams at @Shrine_Gamepic.twitter.com/2diI24YIH7". @pewterreport (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Bryce, Charles. "Angelo State great Markus Jones signs with NFL team". San Angelo. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Markus Jones: Waived by Ravens". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Packers claim rookie LB Markus Jones off waivers from Ravens". Packers Wire. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ a b "2019 Green Bay Packers season", Wikipedia, 2019-10-16, retrieved 2019-10-16
- ^ "Packers: Top five performers vs. Chiefs in preseason". Lombardi Ave. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Full list of Packers roster cuts from 90 to 53 players". Packers Wire. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Oct 16, FOX Sports Midwest; ET, 2019 at 6:05p (2019-10-16). "XFL draft, Day 2: Battlehawks fill out roster with DBs, some of everything". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Perry, Mark. "First XFL Trade Between St Louis Battlehawks And Dallas Renegades". Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "XFL unveils 'Team 9'". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "XFL files for bankruptcy after suspending league". ESPN.com. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Riders Add Two On Defence". Riderville.com. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Riders Transactions – July 20". Riderville.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Fall Anticipated Graduates". www.angelo.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Harris, Paul. "Former Angelo State standout Markus Jones drafted by XFL's St. Louis BattleHawks". San Angelo. Retrieved 2019-10-17.