Daniel Jones in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: FOX Sports, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Duke, 2015–⁠18

Daniel Jones

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 17
Height
6′5″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
May 27, 1997, in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Daniel Jones played quarterback at Duke (2015–⁠18). The New York Giants took Jones in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,795
Passing yards, 2016 (Duke, 4–⁠8)
Best game
423 yards
Vs. Temple, bowl season 2018: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 2019 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

423passing yards, career highvs. Temple, 20185touchdown passes, career highvs. Temple, 2018186rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Northwestern, 2017

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GGSCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
201500
2016121227043062.82,836169126.31414863.47
2017131325745356.72,6911411112.01615183.27
2018111123739260.52,674229131.71043193.13
Career36367641,2758,20152294061,32317

From the college statistics table in Jones’s Wikipedia article (Daniel Jones (American football), CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Duke17QBRS
2016Duke17QBFr.
2017Duke17QBSo.
2018Duke17QBJr.6′5″220

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2016Duke5340.2344th (n=152)0.25122.863%0.260.25
2017Duke6120.1013th (n=160)0.2560.059%0.080.24
2018Duke4960.2035th (n=160)0.2696.763%0.350.25

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

2018 Duke 11 games, 2,674 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.ArmyW 34–⁠1413171971043
Sep 8atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7162219230−3
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠312335226111
Oct 13atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠141727206314
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠2822402401237
Oct 27atPittsburghL 45–⁠5427423964038
Nov 3atMiamiW 20–⁠1217351300121
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠35315436131186
Nov 17atClemsonL 6–⁠352443158007
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠59173614511−9
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 56–⁠27304142352−6
2017 Duke 13 games, 2,691 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠719252132019
Sep 9vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠17294530521108
Sep 16vs.BaylorW 34–⁠20203518401−14
Sep 23atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠1718342021028
Sep 29vs.MiamiL 6–⁠3121411660131
Oct 7atVirginiaL 21–⁠2814421241236
Oct 14vs.Florida StateL 10–⁠172235204001
Oct 21vs.PittsburghL 17–⁠241533272218
Oct 28atVirginia TechL 3–⁠241024820165
Nov 11atArmyL 16–⁠2119291640122
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠2018261772091
Nov 25atWake ForestW 31–⁠2325443462337
Dec 26 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 36–⁠1427402522086
2016 Duke 11 games, 2,795 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.North Carolina CentralW 49–⁠610151892028
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠243148332016
Sep 17atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2427482790147
Sep 24atNotre DameW 38–⁠3524322903119
Oct 1vs.VirginiaL 20–⁠3433543241524
Oct 14atLouisvilleL 14–⁠2414211292024
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 35–⁠3822363052173
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠2418311480099
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠2722342401094
Nov 19atPittsburghL 14–⁠562846243102
Nov 26atMiamiL 21–⁠4034503163015

No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

MVP of the 2019 Senior Bowl.

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′5⅛″
Weight221 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78⅛″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2019New York Giants132844593,0272412279
2020New York Giants142804482,9431110423
2021New York Giants112323612,428107298
2022New York Giants163174723,205155708
2023New York Giants610816090926206
2024New York Giants102163412,07087265
2025Indianapolis Colts132613843,101198164
2026 (so far)Indianapolis Colts51081761,0213425
NFL career881,8062,80118,70492592,368

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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