Jacoby Jones (wide receiver, born 2001)

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Jacoby Jones
No. 84 – Washington Commanders
Position Wide receiver
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 24)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Rosa Fort
(Tunica County, Mississippi)
College
NFL draft 2025: undrafted
Career history

Jacoby Jones (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwest Mississippi Rangers, Ohio Bobcats and UCF Knights.

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Early life

Jones was born on July 18, 2001, and grew up in Tunica, Mississippi. [1] He attended Rosa Fort High School where he played football as a wide receiver, posting 57 catches for 1,030 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, being named the regional offensive MVP and second-team all-state. [2] A two-star recruit, he enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College after his graduation from high school. [3]

College career

Jones played for Northwest Mississippi from 2019 to 2021, posting 371 receiving yards and two scores in 2019, 192 yards and two touchdowns in 2020, and 366 yards and one touchdown in 2021. [2] He transferred to play for the Ohio Bobcats in 2022, finishing his stint at Northwest Mississippi with totals of 63 catches, 929 receiving yards and five touchdowns. [4] In his first season at Ohio, 2022, he was their second-leading receiver, posting 777 receiving yards and six touchdowns. [4] Jones had eight catches for 147 yards in three games to open the 2023 season before missing the rest of the year due to a broken leg. [4] He transferred to the UCF Knights for his final season of college football in 2024. [3] With the Knights, he tallied 22 receptions for 327 yards and two touchdowns. [5]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Jones signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent. [5] After recording three catches for 17 yards in preseason, he was waived on August 26, 2025, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] The Commanders signed him to their active roster on November 11. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacoby Jones". UCF Knights.
  2. 1 2 "Jacoby Jones". Northwest Mississippi Rangers.
  3. 1 2 Murschel, Matt (May 1, 2024). "UCF grabs commitment from Ohio transfer receiver Jacoby Jones". Orlando Sentinel – via Yahoo Sports.
  4. 1 2 3 Murschel, Matt (August 16, 2024). "Physically imposing Jones makes his presence felt among receivers". Orlando Sentinel . p. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. 1 2 Lentz, Brian (April 30, 2025). "Jacoby Jones Signs with Washington Commanders". Northwest Mississippi Rangers.
  6. ↑ "Jacoby Jones: Staying in Washington". CBS Sports. RotoWire. August 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Selby, Zach (November 11, 2025). "Commanders place CB Trey Amos on IR; sign players to active roster, practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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