Colin Jones (American football)
.JPG) Jones with the Carolina Panthers in 2016 | |||||||||||||
| No. 42 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 27, 1987 Bridgeport, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bridgeport (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / round: 6 / pick: 190 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Colin Jones (born October 27, 1987) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU. He went to high school in Bridgeport, Texas and graduated in 2006.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
4.38 s | 1.44 s | 2.56 s | 4.04 s | 6.69 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
20 reps | |||
| All values from TCU's Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers selected Jones on the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Jones was the 13th safety drafted in 2011.[2]
On July 29, 2011, the San Francisco 49ers signed Jones to a four-year, $2.13 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $100,000.[3]
Throughout training camp, Jones competed for a roster spot as a backup safety and special teams player against Madieu Williams, Curtis Taylor, Chris Maragos, and Anthony West.[4] Head coach Jim Harbaugh named Jones the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Dashon Goldson and Madieu Williams.[5]
He made his professional regular season debut in the San Francisco 49ers' season-opening 33-17 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones was inactive as a healthy scratch for three games (Weeks 2-4). On December 4, 2011, Jones recorded a season-high two solo tackles in the 49ers' 26-0 win against the St. Louis Rams in Week 13.[6] He finished his rookie season in 2011 with six solo tackles in 13 games and zero starts.[7] The San Francisco 49ers finished first in the NFC West with a 13-3 record and earned a first round bye. On January 14, 2012, Jones appeared in his first career playoff game and recorded two solo tackles during their 36-32 win against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, he made one solo tackle as the 49ers lost 20-17 to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game.[8]
During training camp, Jones competed for a role as a backup safety against Trenton Robinson, Michael Thomas, Darcel McBath, Mark LeGree, and Ben Hannula.[9]
Carolina Panthers
On August 31, 2012, the 49ers traded Jones to the Carolina Panthers for a 2014 seventh round pick.[10] His first two years with the team his role was exclusively special teams, but started playing nickel corner and backup free safety in 2014.
On June 18, 2014, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[11]
In 2015, Jones recorded his first career interception in the Week 7 win against the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford.[12]
On February 7, 2016, Jones was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[13]
On March 7, 2017, Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers.[14]
Personal life
Jones is a practicing Christian and a member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Outdoor Alliance. He attends Forest Hill Church in Charlotte.[15]
References
- ^ "Colin Jones, DS #13 FS, Texas Christian". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Colin Jones drafted by the 49ers Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Colin Jones contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Fucillo, David (August 9, 2011). "Initial 49ers Depth Chart Revealed: What To Make Of It". ninersnation.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart: 09/04/2011". Ourlads.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Colin Jones (2011)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Colin Jones (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
stats11was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers Depth Chart: 08/01/2012". ourlads.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Silva, Evan (August 31, 2012). "49ers trade Colin Jones to Carolina". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Newton, David (June 18, 2014). "Panthers ink Chandler, 2 others". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Peters, Micah (October 25, 2015). "Panthers DB Colin Jones collects interception off of Jordan Matthews' butt". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (March 7, 2017). "Panthers re-sign Colin Jones". Panthers.com.
- ^ "COA Board of Directors".