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 25)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:227 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 Week 5, 2024
Total tackles:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cam Jones (born October 21, 1999) is an American professional 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 (October 9, 2018). "Freshman Cam Jones is the Swiss Army Knife of IU's Defense". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Osterman, Zach (May 6, 2019). "IU football: 5 spring standouts who can make impact in 2019". IndyStar. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Dylan (October 19, 2020). "Indiana Football Names Five Captains for 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  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 (October 1, 2021). "Linebacker Cam Jones "Selflessness" and "Love" Defines this Hoosier Football Program". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Sinn, Dylan (February 2, 2022). "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. April 13, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Tachman, Tyler (September 3, 2022). "Cam Jones was dominating. Then got hurt. He gritted it out. Spoke up. And IU won". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  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. ↑ Dopirak, Dustin (November 10, 2022). "Cam Jones of IU football trying to help the Hoosiers while out injured". The Herald-Times. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  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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