2015 SCHEDULE

BYRON JONES
31 • Cornerback
6-0 • 205 • 9/26/92
Connecticut • D1 for ’15 (27th overall)
NFL: Rookie • Cowboys: Rookie
2015 DRAFT PICKS
COLLEGE: With the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys chose to
enhance their secondary with the selection of Connecticut defensive back Byron Jones. A four-year starter in
college at both cornerback and safety, Jones is expected to begin his pro career in Dallas at cornerback with
the opportunity to see time at safety. Jones’ rare blend of size, speed and athletic ability were on display at
the NFL Combine where he recorded a broad jump of 12’3 - considered a world record - and a vertical leap
of 44.5 inches. Collegiately he totaled 223 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, eight interceptions and 18 pass
breakups while starting 38-of-43 career games for the Huskies.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
4/30/15: Drafted in the first round (27th overall) by Dallas.
2014:
• Started the first seven games of the season as a senior at cornerback before suffering a season-ending shoulder
injury.
• Finished with 24 tackles, two interceptions, including one that was returned 70 yards for a touchdown, and
four pass breakups.
• Opened the season with back-to-back five tackle games against BYU and Stony Brook.
• Returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown at USF.
• Totaled a season-high seven tackles at Tulane.
• Notched his second pick of the season at No. 18 East Carolina.
2013:
• As a junior, started 11-of-12 games at cornerback after converting from safety to finish fourth on the squad
with 60 tackles along with a team and career-high three interceptions, eight pass breakups and two tackles
for loss.
• Named to the 2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic team.
• Had seven tackles against Towson.
• Picked up five tackles and an interception against No. 14 Michigan.
• Recorded three tackles and a pick against USF.
• Notched five tackles and an interception at No. 21 UCF.
• Had 11 tackles at SMU then posted eight tackles and one for loss at Temple.
2012:
• Started all 12 games at safety as a sophomore and was the third-leading tackler on the team with a careerbest
88 stops and also had 1.5 tackles for a loss, an interception and two pass breakups.
• Made a career-high 13 tackles against Temple.
• Had 10 tackles against Western Michigan.
• Had nine tackles in three different games - at Rutgers, at USF and against Cincinnati.
2011:
• Saw his first collegiate action in 2011 as a redshirt freshman and earned a varsity letter, starting eight-of-
12 games - and six of the final seven - at safety.
• Was sixth on the team in tackles with 51, while also collecting a fumble recovery, four pass breakups and
two interceptions.
• Had a 10-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown to clinch the win against USF, and added six tackles and
four pass breakups against the Bulls, earning BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his
performance.
• Had six tackles against both West Virginia and Rutgers.
• Had a season-high eight tackles in the season finale against Cincinnati.
2010:
• Redshirted as a true freshman.
• Named the Special Teams Scout Player of the Week before the Syracuse game.
PERSONAL:
• Attended St. Paul High School in Bristol, Conn.
• Named to the Class MM All-State team by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and was
named First Team All-Naugatuck Valley as a senior and team captain.
• Had three interceptions in 2009 and returned punts and kickoffs.
• Team advanced to first round of Class MM state playoffs where Jones had three catches for 63 yards in
the state playoff game.
• Also played basketball - averaged 22.0 points-per-game - and ran track.
• Interned for Connecticut's House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz and in Washington for U.S. Rep.
Elizabeth Esty in the summer of 2013 before starting his redshirt junior season at UConn.
• Majored in economics at UConn.
COMMUNITY:
• 2015 Rookie Club presented by UnitedHealthcare.
• 2015 Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp.
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