Jacksonville Jaguars pick DB Jarrian Jones in Round 3 of 2024 NFL Draft. Everything you need to know
Florida State defensive back Jarrian Jones has been picked No. 96 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2024 NFL Draft.
He played four of his five college football seasons at FSU from 2020 to 2023. Jones played for Mississippi State in 2019 before transferring.
Here's everything you need to know about Jones.
Jarrian Jones height and weight
Jones was measured at 5-foot-11-inches and 190 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Jarrian Jones college, hometown
Jones began his college football career at Mississippi State in 2019 and played for the Bulldogs for one year before transferring to FSU. He has played his last four seasons in Tallahassee from 2020 to 2023.
He is from Magee, Mississippi and attended Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi.
Jarrian Jones college stats, highlights
Emerging as one of FSU's top defensive backs this past season, Jones has proven to be an all-around threat in the secondary this season.
This past season he recorded 25 tackles, three pass breakups, a sack, a forced fumble, three interceptions and a touchdown. Over his five-year career, he's amounted 96 tackles, 12 pass breakups, a sack, five interceptions and a touchdown.
Clocking a 4.38 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine, Jones has only proven how much of a threat his speed is and how much of a game-changer he can be in the secondary.
Jones had a 30-yard pick-six this past season in a 66-13 blowout win over Southern Miss. He was the only FSU defensive player to score a touchdown in 2023.
Jarrian Jones NFL Combine results
40-yard dash - 4.38 seconds (1.53 10-yard split)
Bench press (225 pounds) - did not participate
Vertical jump - 39.5 inches
Broad jump - 10'9 inches
3-cone drill - did not participate
Shuttle run - did not participate
Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or on X @jackgwilliams.
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