Linebacker, Florida State, to 1992

Marvin Jones

Lettered 1990–⁠92 (school media guide)

Born
Jun 28, 1972, in Miami, Florida

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Marvin Jones played linebacker at Florida State (to 1992). He won the 1992 Butkus Award and the 1992 Lombardi Award. He finished fourth in the 1992 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1991 and 1992. The New York Jets took Jones in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1993 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

At a glance

Best season
1992
Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and 4 more
Heisman vote
4th
In the 1992 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1993 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 1992

All-America: consensus 1991 and 1992; AP third team 1990

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1993
Height6′1⅛″
Weight237 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅜″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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