Jacoby Jones (wide receiver, born 2001)
| No. 84 – Washington Commanders | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||
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| Born | July 18, 2001 | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Rosa Fort (Tunica County, Mississippi) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025 | |||||||
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Jacoby Jones (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwest Mississippi Rangers, Ohio Bobcats and UCF Knights. He signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
Early life
[edit]Jones was born on July 18, 2001, and grew up in Tunica, Mississippi.[1] He attended Rosa Fort High School where he played football as a wide receiver, posting 57 catches for 1,030 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, being named the regional offensive MVP and second-team all-state.[2] A two-star recruit, he enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College after his graduation from high school.[3]
College career
[edit]Jones played for Northwest Mississippi from 2019 to 2021, posting 371 receiving yards and two scores in 2019, 192 yards and two touchdowns in 2020, and 366 yards and one touchdown in 2021.[2] He transferred to play for the Ohio Bobcats in 2022, finishing his stint at Northwest Mississippi with totals of 63 catches, 929 receiving yards and five touchdowns.[4] In his first season at Ohio, 2022, he was their second-leading receiver, posting 777 receiving yards and six touchdowns.[4] Jones had eight catches for 147 yards in three games to open the 2023 season before missing the rest of the year due to a broken leg.[4] He transferred to the UCF Knights for his final season of college football in 2024.[3] With the Knights, he tallied 22 receptions for 327 yards and two touchdowns.[5]
Professional career
[edit]After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Jones signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent.[5] After recording three catches for 17 yards in preseason, he was waived on August 26, 2025, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[6] The Commanders signed Jones to their active roster on November 11.[7] He made his professional debut in the first NFL International game in Madrid against the Miami Dolphins, where he recored his first career receiption for 25 yards.[8] The Commanders waived Jones on November 18, and re-signed him to the practice squad two days later.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jacoby Jones". UCF Knights.
- ^ a b "Jacoby Jones". Northwest Mississippi Rangers.
- ^ a b Murschel, Matt (May 1, 2024). "UCF grabs commitment from Ohio transfer receiver Jacoby Jones". Orlando Sentinel – via Yahoo Sports.
- ^ a b c Murschel, Matt (August 16, 2024). "Physically imposing Jones makes his presence felt among receivers". Orlando Sentinel. p. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Lentz, Brian (April 30, 2025). "Jacoby Jones Signs with Washington Commanders". Northwest Mississippi Rangers.
- ^ "Jacoby Jones: Staying in Washington". CBS Sports. RotoWire. August 27, 2025.
- ^ Selby, Zach (November 11, 2025). "Commanders place CB Trey Amos on IR; sign players to active roster, practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ Washington Commanders Public Relations (November 17, 2025). "Commanders-Dolphins Stats & Snaps". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Alper, Josh (November 18, 2025). "Commanders waive WR Jacoby Jones, sign K Jake Moody". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Selby, Zach (November 20, 2025). "Commanders re-sign Jacoby Jones to practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
