Taiwan Markis Jones is an American football player who plays linebacker for the Michigan Panthers in the United States Football League.
He was born in New Baltimore, Michigan, on December 1, 1993.
He played football for Michigan State in college. Jones joined the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2015. In the twenty-first round of the 2022 USFL Draft, Jones was selected by the Michigan Panthers of the USFL with the eleventh overall pick.
Jones studied at Michigan’s Anchor Bay High School. Both Rivals.com and Scout.com listed Jones as the 30th and 57th best linebackers, respectively. Jones was chosen for the All-Midwest Team of the PrepStar.
Jones was predicted to be selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, and NFLDraftScout.com compared him to current Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Nico Johnson and NFL linebacker Brandon Spikes.
Following the 2015 NFL Draft, Jones signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in May of that year.
He received a promotion to the active roster on December 18, 2015. He was waived by the Jets as part of the team’s final roster cuts on September 3, 2016.
On October 26, 2016, the Jets re-signed him releasing him on November 22, 2016.
How Tall Is Taiwan Jones?
Jones is known for his strong and powerful physique he maintains through proper dieting and exercising. He is of the many promising athletes in NFL and stands at a height of 1.83m.