Daniel Jones (football player)

Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones (2019)
New York Giants - No. 8
Quarterback
Date of birth: May 27, 1997
Place of birth: Charlotte , North Carolina
Height: 1.96 m	Weight: 100 kg
NFL debut
2019 for the New York Giants
Career
College : Duke
NFL Draft : 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Teams: New York Giants (since 2019 )
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Touchdowns - interceptions	24-12
Thrown yards	3027
Pass attempts	459
Passes arrived	284
Quota	61.9%
Quarterback rating	87.7
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Daniel Stephen Jones III (* 27. May 1997 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) is an American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He plays for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Jones played football at Duke University for four years . In the first year (2015), Jones didn't play a single game because he was only the third choice on his team in the quarterback position. In 2016 he was scheduled to start the season as a substitute, but the starter Thomas Sirk was injured, so that Jones took over the role of the starter at Duke. Jones finished the season with 2,836 yards in 12 games and he also scored 16 touchdowns out of 9 interceptions . In addition, he also ran 7 touchdowns. In 2017 Jones was able to run 7 touchdowns again, but his values ​​in the other statistics decreased, in 13 games he came to a total of 2,691 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. However, Jones qualified with his team in 2017 to participate in a bowl. Duke won the Quick Lane Bowl with Jones against Northern Illinois 36-14. The win was only Duke's second bowl win since 1960, and Jones was recognized for his accomplishments as a bowl MVP. Jones finished his senior year at college with 2,647 yards and threw 22 touchdowns with 9 interceptions. Again Jones was able to qualify for a bowl with Duke and was victorious again. Duke prevailed against Temple University 56-27 , Jones scored 5 touchdowns in that game and threw passes for over 400 yards. After the season, Jones played in the Senior Bowl 2019, the Senior Bowl is comparable to the Pro Bowl in the NFL at college level .

NFL

Jones was selected 6th by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft . The early selection of Jones was considered a surprise for many experts and fans, as Dwayne Haskins, a previously considered stronger quarterback, was still available. In addition, the Giants had another first round vote in 17th place, where Jones would very likely also have been available.

In the preseason Jones showed a good performance with 29 successful passes in 34 attempts for 416 yards of space and two touchdowns and went into the 2019 season as a backup for long-time starter Eli Manning . Jones made his NFL debut in the first week of the regular season when he was substituted on for Manning when he was clearly behind in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys . Jones made three of four passes to their destination, scoring 17 yards, but he also lost a fumble .

After the second game day he got preference over Eli Manning and was appointed starting quarterback . On his debut as a starter, he led the Giants to a 32:31 win after a 10-28 deficit at halftime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He scored 336 yards of space in the passing game, threw two touchdown passes and ran two touchdowns himself. This made him the first rookie quarterback for the Giants since Scott Brunner in 1980, who won his opening game as a starter. With an ankle injury, Jones was suspended for two game days before returning in Week 16. He finished his rookie season with 3,027 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. In the running game, Jones scored 279 yards and two more touchdowns. A total of 18 fumbles underwent him, making him the league leader in this statistic. The Giants finished the season with a score of 4–12.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jones Starting QB Duke ; newsobserver.com; accessed on April 26, 2019 (English)
2. ^ Jones Bowl Game 2017 ; bleacherreport.com; accessed on April 26, 2019 (English)
3. ^ Jones College Stats ; sports-reference.com; accessed on April 26, 2019 (English)
4. ^ Jones Bowl Game 2018 ; espn.com; accessed on April 26, 2019 (English)
5. ^ Jones Senior Bowl Game 2019 ; espn.com; accessed on April 26, 2019 (English)
6. ↑ Andreas Reiners: "Gettleman, WTF": Why the hell Daniel Jones? on ran.de. April 27, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020.
7. ^ Giants defend NFL draft selection of QB Daniel Jones after fan backlash. In: The Guardian . April 28, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020.
8. ^ Giants name Daniel Jones as Backup; Jets Kicker Misses 3 Attempts. In: The New York Times . August 30, 2019, accessed on January 31, 2020.
9. ^ Paul Schwartz: Giants blown out in Ugly Week 1 loss to Cowboys. In: New York Post . September 8, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020.
10. ↑ Cindy Boren: Daniel Jones named Giants' starter as Eli Manning is benched. In: The Washington Post . September 17, 2019, accessed on January 31, 2020.
11. ↑ Jones sparkles in his start, Giants rally past Bucs 32-31 on espn.com. September 23, 2019, accessed on January 31, 2020.
12. ^ Paul Schwartz: Daniel Jones did something no Giants QB had done in nearly 50 years. In: New York Post . September 23, 2019, accessed on January 31, 2020.
13. ↑ Tom Canavan: Daniel Jones returns as Giants starter, Eli back on bench. In: Associated Press . December 20, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020.
14. ^ Aaron Gershon: New York Giants QB Daniel Jones to train at Duke during the offseason on elitesportsny.com. January 27, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020.