19 Aug Getting to Know Daniel Jones
Name: Daniel Stephen Jones III
Born: May 27, 1997 (age 22) in Charlotte, North Carolina
High school: Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina College: Duke
Daniel Jones became the starting quarterback at Duke in his sophomore season in 2016 after quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury. Jones started all 12 games, completing 270 of 430 passes (62.8%) for 2,836 yards, sixteen touchdowns and nine interceptions. During his senior year in 2018, Jones was named the MVP in the 2018 Independence Bowl with he went 30/41 with 423 passing yards and five touchdowns. He later played in the 2019 Senior Bowl for the North team, and was also the MVP of that game, going 8/11 with 115 passing yards and one touchdown.
NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 for the New York Giants
Favorite Football Team growing up: Carolina Panthers
How excited are you to be playing in the NFL for the New York Giants? Very excited. Playing for the Giants & playing in New York has always been a dream of mine. New York is the biggest stage. I’m looking forward to the opportunity.
Growing up who was your boyhood idol? Definitely my father. He always put me and my siblings first in anything he did.
Are you excited about playing and learning with a New York legend Eli Manning? I certainly look forward to learning from Eli, I think there’ll a whole lot to learn there, but I’m also gonna be who I am and be confident in that.
Describe your quarterbacking style. I’m very confident in myself and who I am. I think I’m a guy who plays from the pocket and a guy who can make all the throws. I see accuracy as a strength of my game, but I think I’m athletic enough to be able to extend plays, to move around the pocket and make things happen.
What are you looking forward to most about playing this year for the Giants? I’m looking forward to learning a lot! I’m focused on being the best player I can be, be the best teammate I can be, and whenever my time comes, on winning football games.