Jonathan Meeks
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 8, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Rock Hill (SC) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 143 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Jonathan Meeks (born November 8, 1989) is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Clemson University. He was drafted by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
High school
Meeks attended Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina where he played quarterback and free safety as a senior. He had 896 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, and 612 passing yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, he recorded 69 tackles and two interceptions. He spent one semester at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia following high school, in order to raise his necessary test scores for NCAA standards.
He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
While attending Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, Meeks played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012.
Professional career
NFL Draft
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the 2013 NFL Draft.[2]
Buffalo Bills
Expected to back up Aaron Williams at SS with Duke Williams, who was also drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was injured while playing against Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 and was placed on the injured reserve designated to return list.[3] He was released by the Bills on September 5, 2015.[4] On September 6, 2015, the Bills signed Meeks to their practice squad.[5] On September 23, 2015, Meeks was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.[6]
NFL stats
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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| 2013 | BUF | 08 | 02 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | BUF | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defended
References
- ↑ Jonathan Meeks - Yahoo Sports
- ↑ Meeks drafted by Bills in the 5th Round
- ↑ Bills placed S Jonathan Meeks on injured reserve/designated
- ↑ Orr, Conor (September 5, 2015). "Buffalo Bills release QB Matt Cassel". NFL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Bills add C Gabe Ikard to 53-man roster; Five signed to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Chris (September 23, 2015). "Jonathan Meeks added to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15956/jonathan-meeks
External links
- Buffalo Bills bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Clemson Tigers bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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