Cam Jones

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Cam Jones
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Jones with Indiana in 2021
No. 44 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 (age 24)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Benedict at Auburndale
(Cordova, Tennessee)
College: Indiana (2018–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:17
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Cam Jones (born October 21, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.

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High school career

Jones attended Saint Benedict at Auburndale High School in Cordova, Tennessee. During his final two seasons of his high school career, Jones recorded 3,678 total all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns. [1] A three-star recruit, Jones committed to play college football at Indiana University. [2]

College career

As a freshman during the 2018 season, Jones appeared in 11 games, totaling 20 tackles, two forced fumbles, and an interception. [3] The following year, Jones tallied 35 tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [4] During a game against UConn, Jones returned an interception 44 yards for his first career defensive touchdown. [5] In his junior season, Jones was named an All-Big 10 honorable mention after posting 35 tackles. [6] [7] In 2021, Jones had a career-year, recording 65 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble. [8] At the season's end, he announced he would return to Indiana using the extra year of eligibility given by the NCAA because of the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] In the first game of his fifth season, Jones would tally a team-high 12 tackles, despite being injured. [10] During a game against Nebraska, Jones would go down with an injury and would not return, prematurely ending his season and college career. [11] Jones finished his final season with a total of 54 tackles. [12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		226 lb
(103 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.61 s1.63 s2.65 s4.40 s7.30 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		17 reps
Sources: [13] [14]

Jones signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2023. [15] He made the Chiefs final roster and played in all 17 games, recording 17 total tackles (14 solo, 3 ast). Jones became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Dylan (September 30, 2021). "Originally Recruited at Receiver, Cam Jones Up For Any Challenge as Indiana Linebacker". SI.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kyhn, Rylie. "Freshman Cam Jones is the Swiss Army Knife of IU's Defense". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Osterman, Zach. "Insider: These 5 IU football spring standouts may be in line for bigger role in 2019". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Dylan. "Indiana Football Names Five Captains for 2020 Season".
  5. ↑ Schumann, Mike (September 23, 2019). "IU Football: Cam Jones Showing Why Hoosiers Just Had to Get Him on the Field More". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Schumann, Mike (January 31, 2022). "Return of linebacker Cam Jones gives IU football another key defensive veteran". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ Greene, Zachary. "Linebacker Cam Jones "Selflessness" and "Love" Defines this Hoosier Football Program". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Sinn, Dylan. "Cam Jones returning to Hoosiers in 2022". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Science, Football and Cam Jones Final College Act". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Cam Jones was dominating. Then got hurt. He gritted it out. Spoke up. And IU won". Yahoo News. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Tow, Seth (October 9, 2022). "Cam Jones' injury leaves IU's defense big shoes to fill". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "IU football's top defender Cam Jones remains sidelined, but still making his voice heard". The Herald-Times. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cam Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Cam Jones College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ McMullen, Matt (May 6, 2023). "Here's a Look at the Chiefs' 2023 Undrafted Free Agent Class". Chiefs.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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