Caleb Jones (American football)
.jpg?lang=en) Jones with Indiana in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 76 – New England Patriots | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | February 10, 1999 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 370 lb (168 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||||||
| College: | Indiana (2017–2021) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Caleb Jones (born February 10, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.[1]
Personal life and high school
[edit]Caleb Jones was born on February 10, 1999, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Darice Maxie and James Jones. Jones attended Lawrence North High School, where he played football, track-and-field, and basketball. After his successful tenure in high school, Jones was named an Associated Press all-state offensive lineman for the state of Indiana.[2]
College career
[edit]Jones was rated as the twelfth-best player in the state of Indiana going into college and chose to attend Indiana University. Jones redshirted his freshman year and never played a down for Indiana. In his sophomore year, Jones started his first game against FIU and played in eleven games that year. Jones then started the most games in a season he ever would for Indiana, starting twelve games at right tackle and one game at left tackle. With the help of Jones' blocking, Indiana set a school record for the most amount of passing yards in a season. The next year, due to a shortened season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones only started five games for Indiana. In Jones' senior and final year, he started all twelve games for Indiana at right tackle.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 8+7⁄8 in (2.05 m) |
370 lb (168 kg) |
36 in (0.91 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
5.60 s | 1.88 s | 3.18 s | 21.0 in (0.53 m) |
7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
18 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Jones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. Jones did not initially make the Packers' 53-man roster and was signed to the practice squad.[5] However, due to a lack of depth at offensive line during the 2022 NFL season, Jones was signed from the practice squad to the Packers' roster.[6] On October 1, 2022, Jones was placed on the non-football illness list, and later activated on December 14.[7][8] After the 2023 season, he was offered a tender.[9] He was released on August 27, 2024.[10]
New England Patriots
[edit]Jones was signed by the New England Patriots to their practice squad on September 3, 2024.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Caleb Jones College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (August 2, 2016). "Mammoth Lawrence North offensive lineman Caleb Jones commits to IU". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Caleb Jones – Football". Indiana Hoosiers Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Caleb Jones, Indiana NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (September 5, 2022). "Packers 69-man roster: 53-man roster, 16-player practice squad". Packers Wire. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Bretl, Paul (September 13, 2022). "Packers make interesting move promoting OL Caleb Jones to roster". Dairyland Express. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Packers elevate CB Kiondre Thomas for gameday". Packers.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Packers activate T Caleb Jones off non-football illness list". Packers.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Where do Packers stand in free agency at start of 2024 league year?". Packers.com. March 13, 2023.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. September 3, 2024.
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