Cam Jones
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{for|the American basketball player|Kam Jones}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cam Jones
| image = Cam Jones (51662282012).jpg
| caption = Jones with Indiana in 2021
| current_team = Kansas City Chiefs
| number = 44
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 227
| high_school = St. Benedict at Auburndale
(Cordova, Tennessee)
| college = Indiana (2018–2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams = * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (LVIII)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek = 5
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 19
| pfr = JoneCa04
}}
Cam Jones (born October 21, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.
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.{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Dylan |date=September 30, 2021 |title=Originally Recruited at Receiver, Cam Jones Up For Any Challenge as Indiana Linebacker |url=https://www.si.com/college/indiana/football/indiana-linebacker-cam-jones-up-for-any-challenge-for-indiana-football |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=SI.com}} A three-star recruit, Jones committed to play college football at Indiana University.{{Cite web |last=Kyhn |first=Rylie |date=October 9, 2018 |title=Freshman Cam Jones is the Swiss Army Knife of IU's Defense |url=https://hoosierhuddle.com/hoosier-blog/freshman-cam-jones-is-the-swiss-army-knife-of-ius-defense/2018/10/9 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Hoosier Huddle |language=en-US}}
College career
As a freshman during the 2018 season, Jones appeared in 11 games, totaling 20 tackles, two forced fumbles, and an interception.{{cite web | last=Osterman | first=Zach | title=IU football: 5 spring standouts who can make impact in 2019 | website=IndyStar | date=May 6, 2019 | url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2019/05/06/iu-football-5-spring-standouts-who-can-make-impact-2019-reese-taylor-juan-harris-cam-jones/3661300002/ | access-date=July 16, 2024}} The following year, Jones tallied 35 tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Dylan |date=October 19, 2020 |title=Indiana Football Names Five Captains for 2020 Season |url=https://www.si.com/college/indiana/football/indiana-football-names-five-captains-for-2020-season |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Sports Illustrated}} During a game against UConn, Jones returned an interception 44 yards for his first career defensive touchdown.{{Cite web |last=Schumann |first=Mike |date=September 23, 2019 |title=IU Football: Cam Jones Showing Why Hoosiers Just Had to Get Him on the Field More |url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-cam-jones-showing-why-hoosiers-just-had-to-get-him-on-the-field-more/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=The Daily Hoosier |language=en-US}} In his junior season, Jones was named an All-Big 10 honorable mention after posting 35 tackles.{{Cite web |last=Schumann |first=Mike |date=January 31, 2022 |title=Return of linebacker Cam Jones gives IU football another key defensive veteran |url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/return-of-linebacker-cam-jones-gives-iu-football-another-key-defensive-veteran/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=The Daily Hoosier |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Zachary |date=October 1, 2021 |title=Linebacker Cam Jones "Selflessness" and "Love" Defines this Hoosier Football Program |url=https://hoosierhuddle.com/hoosier-blog/4db0vdm31asup95werazip98s6koza/2021/9/30 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Hoosier Huddle |language=en-US}} In 2021, Jones had a career-year, recording 65 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |last=Sinn |first=Dylan |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Cam Jones returning to Hoosiers in 2022 |url=https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/colleges/iu/eyeing-iu/cam-jones-returning-to-hoosiers-in-2022/article_54764ce4-4eee-5365-be61-ed7363acc0d8.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |language=en}} 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.{{cite web | title=Science, Football and Cam Jones Final College Act | website=Indiana University Athletics | date=April 13, 2022 | url=https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/4/13/science-football-and-cam-jones-final-college-act | access-date=July 16, 2024}} In the first game of his fifth season, Jones would tally a team-high 12 tackles, despite being injured.{{Cite web |last=Tachman |first=Tyler |date=September 3, 2022 |title=Cam Jones was dominating. Then got hurt. He gritted it out. Spoke up. And IU won. |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cam-jones-dominating-then-got-132907688.html |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports}} During a game against Nebraska, Jones would go down with an injury and would not return, prematurely ending his season and college career.{{Cite web |last=Tow |first=Seth |date=October 9, 2022 |title=Cam Jones’ injury leaves IU’s defense big shoes to fill |url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/cam-jones-injury-leaves-ius-defense-big-shoes-to-fill/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=The Daily Hoosier |language=en-US}} Jones finished his final season with a total of 54 tackles.{{cite web | last=Dopirak | first=Dustin | title=Cam Jones of IU football trying to help the Hoosiers while out injured | website=The Herald-Times | date=November 10, 2022 | url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2022/11/10/cam-jones-indiana-football-iu-injury-report-hoosiers-defense-2022/69620479007/ | access-date=July 16, 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/4
| weight = 226
| dash = 4.61
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.65
| shuttle = 4.40
| cone drill = 7.30
| vertical = 33.0
| bench = 17
| arm span = 31 1/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cam-jones/32004a4f-4e14-8503-ed48-c3f6d7e74eb4 |title=Cam Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 24, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1023342&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Cam Jones College Football Profile |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Jones signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2023.{{Cite web |last=McMullen |first=Matt |date=May 6, 2023 |title=Here's a Look at the Chiefs' 2023 Undrafted Free Agent Class |url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/here-s-a-look-at-the-chiefs-2023-undrafted-free-agent-class |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Chiefs.com}} He made the Chiefs final roster and played in all 17 games, recording 17 total tackles (14 solo, 3 ast).{{Cite web |title=Cam Jones 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneCa04/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Jones became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.{{Cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2024-score-chiefs-49ers-49b5dca51c05ab0f259cef0d7da76c2d |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/cam-jones/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/cam-jones/16253 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee
Category:American football linebackers