Taiwan Jones (linebacker)

Not to be confused with Taiwan Jones.
Taiwan Jones
No. 49 New York Jets
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993
Place of birth: New Baltimore, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Fair Haven (MI) Anchor Bay
College: Michigan State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Taiwan Jones (born December 1, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Michigan State. Jones signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

Early years

Jones attended Anchor Bay High School in Michigan. Jones was ranked as the 30th best linebacker by Rivals.com and was ranked the 57th ranked linebacker by Scout.com. Jones was selected to the PrepStar's All-Midwest Team. Jones was named to the all-state Division 1-2 first-team by The Detroit News and Associated Press. He was named to the all-county and all-conference teams in his senior season and also was named the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division MVP also in his Senior season. Jones was a utility player at high school where he played at running back, wide receiver and quarterback. Jones recorded 46 tackles and three interceptions in his 2010 season. Jones also played for the Anchor Bay basketball team in which he was a three-year starter. Jones was named an Associated Press Class A All-State honorable mention for the 2010-11 basketball season. He also named to the Detroit Free Press All-East Team in his senior season.[1]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Taiwan Jones
Outside linebacker		 New Baltimore, Michigan Anchor Bay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) -- Mar 23, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 57 (OLB)   Rivals: -- National, 30 (OLB), 10 (Mich)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Professional career

2015 NFL Draft

According to NFLDraftScout.com, Jones was projected to go in the fifth round in the 2015 NFL Draft[2] and his NFL comparisons were to NFL Linebacker Brandon Spikes[3] and current Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Nico Johnson.[4]

New York Jets

In May 2015, Jones signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[5] On December 18, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State Profile". msuspartans.com.
  2. ↑ "NFL draft capsule: Physical middle linebacker Taiwan Jones possesses 'Hulk smash' abilities". mlive.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "CBS Sports Bio". cbssports.com.
  4. ↑ "NFL draft Profile". nfl.com.
  5. ↑ "Jets may have big steal in snubbed LB from Mich. St.". nypost.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taiwan Jones Signed, Devin Smith to IR". www.newyorkjets.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.

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