
Quarterback, Ohio State, 2012–15
Cardale Jones
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- Oct 29, 1992, in Cleveland, Ohio
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Cardale Jones played quarterback at Ohio State (2012–15). The Buffalo Bills took Jones in round 4, No. 139 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
291passing yards, career highvs. Maryland, 20153touchdown passes, career highvs. Wisconsin, 201499rushing yards, career highat Virginia Tech, 2015Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 56 | 92 | 60.9 | 860 | 9.3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 110 | 176 | 62.5 | 1,460 | 8.3 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 167 | 270 | 61.9 | 2,323 | 8.6 | 15 | 7 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 17 | 128 | 7.5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 72 | 296 | 4.1 | 1 | 27 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 64 | 193 | 3.0 | 2 | 38 |
| Career | 153 | 617 | 4.0 | 4 | 38 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ohio State | 12 | QB | |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 12 | QB | |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 12 | QB | |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 12 | QB | 6′5″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ohio State | 18 | 0.41 | – | – | 7.4 | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Ohio State | 166 | 0.23 | 47th (n=147) | 0.24 | 37.5 | 21% | 0.48 | 0.26 |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 236 | 0.21 | 36th (n=151) | 0.24 | 49.6 | 34% | 0.28 | -0.06 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Ohio State 10 games, 1,460 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | W 42–24 | 10 | 19 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 38–0 | 12 | 18 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 20–13 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 38–12 | 19 | 33 | 288 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 34–27 | 18 | 27 | 245 | 1 | 1 | −20 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 49–28 | 21 | 28 | 291 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 38–10 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 0 | −16 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 49–7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 28–14 | 12 | 22 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 28–3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 Ohio State 10 games, 860 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 66–0 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 50–28 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 52–24 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 55–14 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 42–28 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 59–0 | 12 | 17 | 257 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 42–35 | 18 | 35 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Jan 12 ✦ | vs. | W 42–20 | 16 | 23 | 242 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
2013 Ohio State 3 games, 3 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 76–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 63–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 56–0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | DC Defenders |
| 2022 | CFL | Edmonton Elks * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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