Linebacker, Michigan State, 2007–10
Greg Jones
Lettered 2007–09 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 53
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
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Greg Jones played linebacker at Michigan State (2007–10). He was a consensus All‑American in 2009 and 2010. The New York Giants took Jones in round 6, No. 185 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2008, 2009, 2010First-team All-Big Ten
- 2009, 2010Consensus All‑American
- 2009Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michigan State | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007N | 13 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 8.5 | 4.5 | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2008N | 13 | 80 | 47 | 127 | 14 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2009 | 13 | 67 | 87 | 154 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 13 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| On file | 236 | 229 | 465 | 46.5 | 16.5 | – | 7 | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Michigan State | 53 | LB | |
| 2010 | Michigan State | 53 | LB | 6′1″ |
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.
Game by game
2010 Michigan State 1 game with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 45–7 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.84 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.27 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 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).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UFL | Las Vegas Locomotives |
| 2014–15 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2016 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2017 | CFL | Ottawa Redblacks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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