Daniel Jones (American football)

Daniel Stephen Jones III (born May 27, 1997), nicknamed Danny Dimes, is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Duke, and was drafted by the Giants in the first round in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Daniel Jones
Jones with the New York Giants in 2020
No. 8 – New York Giants
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-27) May 27, 1997
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte)
College:Duke
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Quick Lane Bowl MVP (2017)
  • Independence Bowl MVP (2018)
  • Senior Bowl MVP (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Passing attempts:907
Passing completions:564
Completion percentage:62.8
TD–INT:35-22
Passing yards:5,970
Passer rating:84.1
Rushing yards:702
Rushing touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Jones attended Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] During his high school career, he had 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns. Despite these numbers, Jones was barely recruited coming out of high school and was not ranked by Rivals.com.[2] He originally committed to Princeton University, but eventually committed to Duke University to play college football.[3]

College career

2016

After redshirting his first year at Duke in 2015, Jones became the starting quarterback in his sophomore season in 2016 after quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury.[4] Jones started all 12 games, completing 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, sixteen touchdowns and nine interceptions.[5][6][7]

2017

In 2017, he completed 230 of 413 passes (55.7%) for 2,439 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as a junior.[8] Jones was named MVP of the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl against Northern Illinois where he went 27-of-40 with 252 passing yards and two touchdowns, along with 86 rushing yards from sixteen carries for one touchdown.[9]

2018

During his senior year, Jones was named the MVP in the 2018 Independence Bowl, where he went 30–41 with 423 passing yards and five touchdowns in a 56–27 victory over Temple.[10] He later played in the 2019 Senior Bowl for the North team, and was also the MVP of that game, going 8-of-11 with 115 passing yards and one touchdown.[11]

Statistics
SeasonTeamGPPassingRushing
CompAttPctYdsY/AAY/ATDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
2015Duke Redshirt
2016Duke 1227043062.82,8366.66.4169126.31414863.47
2017Duke 1325745356.72,6915.95.51411112.01615183.27
2018Duke 1123739260.52,6746.86.9229131.71043193.13
Total367641,27559.98,2016.46.25229122.94061,3233.317
Source:[12]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpWonderlic
6 ft 5 1⁄8 in
(1.96 m)		 221 lb
(100 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.81 s4.41 s7.0 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		37
All values from NFL Combine[13]

2019
Jones in a game against the Washington Redskins, September 2019

Jones was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[14]

Jones made his professional debut on August 8, 2019, in the first preseason game against the interleague-rival New York Jets, where he completed all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown.[15] Despite a stellar preseason, Jones was named the backup behind Eli Manning.[16] Jones played his first regular season game on September 8, 2019, against the Dallas Cowboys in relief of Manning, where he completed 3-of-4 passes for 17 yards and lost a fumble as the Giants lost 35–17.[17] On September 17, 2019, Jones was named the starter over Manning for the Week 3 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[18] In his first start, Jones completed 23 out of 36 passes for 336 yards with a 112.7 passer rating and two passing touchdowns along with 28 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 32–31 comeback win against the Buccaneers despite losing two fumbles.[19] He became the first Giants' rookie quarterback to win his first career start since Scott Brunner in 1980. Jones led the Giants back from an 18-point deficit to beat the Buccaneers and became the seventh rookie quarterback in NFL history since 2010 to have a game-winning drive in their first career start.[20][21] He was also named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 3.[22]

On September 29, in his second start (and first start at home), Jones led the Giants to a 24–3 victory over the Washington Redskins. After the game, Jones became the third quarterback in the Giants' history after Phil Simms (1979) and Travis Tidwell (1950) to begin their career with two wins as a starting quarterback for the franchise.[23]

Jones played his first game on prime time on Thursday Night Football in Week 6 against the New England Patriots. In the game, Jones threw for 161 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions in the 35–14 loss.[24] In Week 8, against the Detroit Lions, he had 322 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in a 31–26 defeat.[25] In Week 10 against the New York Jets, Jones threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns in the 34–27 loss.[26] In Week 16, Jones threw for career highs of 352 passing yards and five passing touchdowns as the Giants defeated the Washington Redskins in overtime 41–35.[27] In the process, Jones became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in a game as a rookie. He also became the only rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 350 passing yards with five touchdowns and zero interceptions in a single game.[28] He was named the Pepsi Offensive Rookie of the Week for his efforts in the Week 16 win.[29] In Week 17 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Jones threw for 301 yards, one touchdown, and one interception during the 34–17 loss.[30] Jones finished his rookie season with 3,027 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions to go along with 45 carries for 279 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and had a league-leading 18 fumbles with 11 of them lost.[31]

2020
Jones changes a playcall in a game against Washington, November 2020

Jones was selected to be a team captain in his second season. This is the fourteenth consecutive season the Giants' starting quarterback will serve as a captain. Eli Manning, held the honor for the last thirteen years.[32]

In Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jones threw for 279 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 26–16 loss.[33]

In Week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles, in the third quarter, Jones ran for an impressive 80 yards on a single play, before losing his balance and tripping on the turf near the endzone. Despite the trip, this rush became the longest run in Giants quarterback history.[34] Jones hit a top speed of 21.23 mph, the fastest by an NFL quarterback since 2018 (Lamar Jackson).[35] In Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Jones threw for 244 yards and rushed for 64 yards, including a 34-yard rushing touchdown, during the 27–17 win.[36]

Jones injured his hamstring in the third quarter of Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals, causing him to miss the rest of the game and the following game against the Seattle Seahawks.[37] He also missed Week 15 against the Cleveland Browns after suffering an ankle injury against the Arizona Cardinals the week before.

In Week 17, in a game against the Dallas Cowboys, Jones had one of his best performances of his young career, completing 17 for 25 passing for 229 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception in a 23-19 win. Jones also helped drive the Giants down the field, to set up a jet sweep touchdown to Sterling Shepard. This was also the first time that the Giants had beat the Cowboys since the 2016 season, and the Giants best record since the 2016 season. The Giants finished the season at 6-10 but missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after the Washington Football Team beat the Philadelphia Eagles later in the day.[38]

NFL statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold Career Best
SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushingFumbles
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRateSckSckYAttYdsAvgTDFumLost
2019NYG 131228445961.93,0276.6241287.738295452796.221811
2020NYG 141428044862.52,9436.6111080.445286654236.51105
Total[39]272656490762.25,9706.6352284.1835811107026.432816

Giants franchise records
  • Most games started (rookie season): 12 (2019)
  • Most completions (rookie season): 284 (2019)
  • Most pass attempts (rookie season): 459 (2019)
  • Highest completion percentage (rookie season): 61.8% (2019)
  • Most passing yards (rookie season): 3,027 (2019)
  • Most passing TDs (rookie season): 24 (2019)
  • Most passer rating (rookie season): 87.7 (2019)
  • Most pass yards/Game (rookie season): 232.8 (2019)
  • Most losses (rookie season): 9 (2019)
  • Most fourth quarter comebacks (rookie season): 1 (2019) (tied with six other players)
  • Most game winning drives (rookie season): 2 (2019)
  • Longest quarterback run: 80 yards (October 22, 2020 vs. Philadelphia Eagles)

NFL records
  • Most passing touchdowns in a single game by a rookie quarterback: 5 (December 22, 2019 vs. Washington Redskins) (tied with four others)[40]
  • First rookie to have three games with four touchdown passes and no interceptions.[41]

Personal life

Jones was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 27, 1997. He is the oldest son of Becca and Steve Jones.[42] He has an older sister, also named Becca, who played field hockey at Davidson College, a younger brother, Bates, who plays basketball at Davidson, and a younger sister, Ruthie, who plays soccer at Duke.[43] Jones graduated from Duke University in December 2018 with a degree in economics.[44]

Jones' nickname, "Danny Dimes", was coined early during his rookie season.[45][46]

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