Taiwan Jones (linebacker)
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No. 49 New York Jets | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth: | December 1, 1993 | ||
Place of birth: | New Baltimore, Michigan | ||
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Career information | |||
High school: | Fair Haven (MI) Anchor Bay | ||
College: | Michigan State | ||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
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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.
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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 |
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Taiwan Jones Outside linebacker |
New Baltimore, Michigan | Anchor Bay | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | -- | Mar 23, 2010 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 57 (OLB) Rivals: -- National, 30 (OLB), 10 (Mich) | ||||||
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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]
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