Daniel Jones (American football)

Daniel Jones
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Jones in 2019
No. 8 – New York Giants
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-27) May 27, 1997 (age 27)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:Duke (2015–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Passing attempts:1,900
Passing completions:1,221
Completion percentage:64.3%
TD–INT:62–40
Passing yards:12,512
Passer rating:85.2
Rushing yards:1,914
Rushing touchdowns:13
Player stats at PFR

Daniel Stephen Jones III (born May 27, 1997), nicknamed "Danny Dimes",[1][2][3] is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected sixth overall by the Giants in the 2019 NFL draft.

  1. ^ Camenker, Jacob (November 24, 2022). "Daniel Jones nicknames: How Giants QB earned 'Danny Dimes' and 'Vanilla Vick' monikers". SportingNews.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (September 26, 2019). "Jones on 'Danny Dimes': 'Could be worse nicknames'". NFL.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Raanan, Jordan (September 26, 2019). "Daniel Jones on Danny Dimes: 'There could be worse nicknames'". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.