Daniel Jones Draft Report, Injury Update, Highlights, Salary, Stats, Contract, Weight, Trade, Height, College Stats, Jersey Number, Position, Age, Wife

Daniel Stephen Jones III was born on May 27, 1997, he is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke and was selected sixth overall by the Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft.



Jones attended Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina. During his high school career, he had 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns. Despite these numbers, Jones was barely recruited coming out of high school and was not ranked by Rivals.com.

Jones originally committed to Princeton University to play college football, but then opted to become a walk-on at Duke University.



After redshirting his first year at Duke in 2015, Jones became the starting quarterback in his sophomore season in 2016 after quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury. Jones started all 12 games, completing 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, sixteen touchdowns, and nine interceptions.

In April 2022, the Giants declined Jones’s fifth-year option for 2023. In the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Jones threw for 188 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the 21–20 comeback win.

In Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers, Jones completed 21 passes out of 27 attempts, threw for 217 yards, and rushed for 37 yards with 10 carries in an upset win. In Week 7 against the Jacksonville Jaguars Jones threw for 202 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 107 yards becoming the first Giants QB to record 100 rush yards in a game since Frank Filchock in 1946 in the 23-17 win. As a result of his performance, Jones was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 7.

Contract and Salary

Daniel Jones signed a 4 year, $25,664,056 contract with the New York Giants, including a $16,684,768 signing bonus, $25,664,056 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,416,014. In 2022, Jones will earn a base salary of $965,000 and a roster bonus of $3,229,644, while carrying a cap hit of $8,365,836 and a dead cap value of $8,180,836.

Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.

Height

He is 6 feet 3 inches tall

Stats

Receiving

YEARTEAMGRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
2022Buffalo Bills22027013.5534115532
2021Buffalo Bills17103122511.961106664.1124
2020Buffalo Bills16127153512.15587357.5205
2019Minnesota Vikings1563113017.96664165.1208
2018Minnesota Vikings151021021107594948132
2017Minnesota Vikings146484913.35984265.6143
2016Minnesota Vikings138490310.84634756103
2015Minnesota Vikings135272013.84043159.6131
TOTAL105615765312.4755236058.510528

Rushing

YEARTEAMGATTYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+FUM
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills17
2020Buffalo Bills161111000000
2019Minnesota Vikings1556112.2270360100
2018Minnesota Vikings1510626.2200330100
2017Minnesota Vikings148131.690112.5000
2016Minnesota Vikings133103.3120133.3000
2015Minnesota Vikings133134.3100133.3000
TOTAL105301605.3270930200

Passing

YEARTEAMGATTCOMPPCTYDSAVGLNGTDINT1st1st%20+SCKSCKYRATE
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills170000000012
2020Buffalo Bills16
2019Minnesota Vikings15100000000000039.6
2018Minnesota Vikings15
2017Minnesota Vikings14
2016Minnesota Vikings13
2015Minnesota Vikings13
TOTAL10510000000000122.1

Kick Return

YEARTEAMGRETYDSAVGLNGTD20+40+FCFUM
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills17
2020Buffalo Bills16
2019Minnesota Vikings15
2018Minnesota Vikings15
2017Minnesota Vikings14
2016Minnesota Vikings13
2015Minnesota Vikings13122222201000
TOTAL105122222201000

Punt Return

YEARTEAMGRETYDSAVGLNGTD20+40+FCFUM
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills17
2020Buffalo Bills16
2019Minnesota Vikings15
2018Minnesota Vikings15
2017Minnesota Vikings14
2016Minnesota Vikings136457.51900010
2015Minnesota Vikings13
TOTAL1056457.51900010

Fumbles

YEARTEAMGFUMLOSTFFOWN FROPP FRTD
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills17100
2020Buffalo Bills160
2019Minnesota Vikings15430
2018Minnesota Vikings150001
2017Minnesota Vikings140
2016Minnesota Vikings130
2015Minnesota Vikings130
TOTAL105530100

Defense

YEARTEAMGTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
2022Buffalo Bills2
2021Buffalo Bills17330000
2020Buffalo Bills16110000
2019Minnesota Vikings15220000
2018Minnesota Vikings15110000
2017Minnesota Vikings14220000
2016Minnesota Vikings13110000
2015Minnesota Vikings13220000
TOTAL1051212000000000

Weight

He is 83 kg