Daniel Jones (American football)

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

Early years
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. He originally committed to Princeton University, but eventually committed to Duke University to play college football after receiving an offer from them.

2016
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.

2017
In 2017 (his junior year), he completed 230 of 413 passes (55.7%) for 2,439 yards, twelve touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Jones was named MVP of the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl where he went 27/40 with 252 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, along with 86 rushing yards from sixteen carries for one touchdown.

2018
During his senior year, Jones was named the MVP in the 2018 Independence Bowl with he went 30/41 with 423 passing yards and five touchdowns. He later played in the 2019 Senior Bowl for the North team, and was also the MVP of that game, going 8/11 with 115 passing yards and one touchdown.

Professional career
Jones was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Jones made his professional debut on August 8, 2019 in the first preseason game against the interleague-rival New York Jets, where he completed all 5 of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown.

Personal life
Jones was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 27, 1997, He's the oldest son of Becca and Steve Jones. He has an older sister, also named Becca, who played field hockey at Davidson College, a younger brother, Bates, who plays basketball at Davidson, and a younger sister, Ruthie, who plays soccer at Duke. Jones graduated from Duke University in December 2018 with a degree in economics.