Jack Jones (American football)
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 Arizona State and was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[1]
| New England Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 20, 1997 Long Beach, California |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) |
| College: | Arizona State |
| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Player stats at PFR | |
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, Florida, and Michigan, Ohio 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]
Professional career
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.[8]
Personal life
On June 8, 2018, Jones was arrested at a Panda Express in Santa Paula, California for commercial burglary.[9]
References
- Goss, Nick. "Patriots take Arizona State CB Jack Jones in fourth round of 2022 NFL Draft". NBC Sports Boston.
- "2016 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports.com.
- Trahan, Kevin. "5-star ATH Jack Jones commits to USC via Snoop Dogg interview". SB Nation.
- McCollough, J. Brady. "Ex-USC football player Jack Jones arrested, charged with breaking into Panda Express at 3 a.m." Los Angeles Times.
- Kaye, Jordan. "The people who helped Jack Jones, the Moorpark College student". ASUDevils.com.
- "Jack Jones Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
- Bromberg, Nick. "Former 5-star USC CB who broke into a Panda Express transfers to Arizona State". Yahoo! Sports.
- McKenna, Henry. "Patriots pick ASU CB Jack Jones in Round 4 of 2022 draft". PatriotsWire.
- Lewsi, Alec. "Former USC starting CB Jack Jones arrested Friday". Yahoo! Sports.