Daniel Jones (American football)

Daniel Jones
Duke Blue Devils – No. 17
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Career history
College
  • Duke (2015–present)
Bowl games 2017 Quick Lane Bowl (MVP)
High school Charlotte Latin School
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
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)

Daniel Jones (born May 27, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Duke Blue Devils.

Early years

Jones attended Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina. During his career he had 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns. He committed to Duke University to play college football.[1]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Duke in 2015, Jones became the starting quarterback in 2016 after Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury.[2] Jones started all 12 games, completing 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions.[3][4][5] In 2017, he completed 230 of 413 passes (55.7%) for 2,439 yards, 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.[6] He was also the MVP of the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Charlotte Latin’s Jones commits to Duke football
  2. ↑ Jones hopes to grow into QB job at Duke
  3. ↑ With spring football ending, Duke QB Daniel Jones firmly in control
  4. ↑ Duke quarterback Daniel Jones leads calmly and confidently
  5. ↑ How Duke quarterback Daniel Jones got into ‘the best shape’ he’s ever been in
  6. ↑ "Daniel Jones Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ Goricki, David (December 26, 2017). "Duke rolls past Northern Illinois in Quick Lane Bowl". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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