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
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:226 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 NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Tackles:17
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Cam Jones (born October 21, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.

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 span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBench 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).

References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Dylan. "Originally Recruited at Receiver, Cam Jones Up For Any Challenge as Indiana Linebacker".
  2. ↑ Kyhn, Rylie. "Freshman Cam Jones is the Swiss Army Knife of IU's Defense". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. ↑ Osterman, Zach. "Insider: These 5 IU football spring standouts may be in line for bigger role in 2019". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Dylan. "Indiana Football Names Five Captains for 2020 Season".
  5. ↑ Schumann, Mike (2019-09-23). "IU Football: Cam Jones Showing Why Hoosiers Just Had to Get Him on the Field More". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. ↑ Schumann, Mike (2022-01-31). "Return of linebacker Cam Jones gives IU football another key defensive veteran". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ↑ Greene, Zachary. "Linebacker Cam Jones "Selflessness" and "Love" Defines this Hoosier Football Program". Hoosier Huddle. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  8. 1 2 Sinn, Dylan. "Cam Jones returning to Hoosiers in 2022". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  9. ↑ "Science, Football and Cam Jones Final College Act". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Cam Jones was dominating. Then got hurt. He gritted it out. Spoke up. And IU won". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  11. ↑ Tow, Seth (2022-10-09). "Cam Jones' injury leaves IU's defense big shoes to fill". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  12. ↑ "IU football's top defender Cam Jones remains sidelined, but still making his voice heard". The Herald-Times. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  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. ↑ "Here's a Look at the Chiefs' 2023 Undrafted Free Agent Class". Chiefs.com. May 6, 2023.
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