Caleb Jones (American football)

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Caleb Jones
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Jones with Indiana in 2021
No. 72 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 25)
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
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Caleb Jones (born February 10, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers 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]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 8+78 in
(2.05 m)
370 lb
(168 kg)
36 in
(0.91 m)
9+12 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]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Caleb Jones College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (August 2, 2016). "Mammoth Lawrence North offensive lineman Caleb Jones commits to IU". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Caleb Jones – Football". Indiana Hoosiers Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Caleb Jones, Indiana NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Kruse, Zach (September 5, 2022). "Packers 69-man roster: 53-man roster, 16-player practice squad". Packers Wire. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Bretl, Paul (September 13, 2022). "Packers make interesting move promoting OL Caleb Jones to roster". Dairyland Express. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Packers elevate CB Kiondre Thomas for gameday". Packers.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Packers activate T Caleb Jones off non-football illness list". Packers.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Where do Packers stand in free agency at start of 2024 league year?". Packers.com. March 13, 2023.

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