Darius Jones
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No. 25 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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| Free Safety | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: March 23, 1993 (Age 23) | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Kealakekua, HI | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Konawaena High School, Kealakekua, HI | |||||||||
| College: Washington | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2018 for the Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2018 | |||||||||
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Darius Jones (born March 23, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football for Washington. Jones was drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2018 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Darius Jones attended Washington for four years.
College statistics
| Year | Defensive | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | INT | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional Career
Combine Statistics
| 40 yard dash | Vertical | Broad |
|---|---|---|
| 4.29 | 37.5 | 10'4 |
Jones put on one of the most impressive Combine performances ever seen from a free safety. When comparing each drill to the all-time free safety record, Jones had the best vertical and broad jump scores, along with the second-best 40-time.
Draft
His body of work at Washington, coupled with his Combine performance, led to an Top 5 overall ranking on most draft boards. Darius Jones was selected with the 4th pick in the 1st Round by the Atlanta Falcons. He was the first free safety selected in the Draft and was taken higher than any player at his position ever before. Previously, there had only been one free safety ever taken in the first round (Sean Burton, with the 20th pick in the 2015 NFLHC Draft)).
Rating Table
Regular season
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||
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| Total | Sack | Safety | Int | TDs | FF | FR | TD | ||||
| 2018 | ATL | 7 | 7 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
