Draft Profile: Bio

Elijah Jones attended Cardinal Hayes High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.861, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Jones opted to join Boston College.

In 2018 as a freshman Jones saw action in 4 games and played a total of 87 snaps at cornerback for the Eagles. He recorded just 6 tackles, no assists, while adding 2 stops. In coverage Jones notched up 3 pass breakups, no interceptions, and a decent QB rating when targetted of 75.2.

As a sophomore in 2019 he played in 11 games and logged 365 snaps for the Eagles. He made 20 tackles, 2 assists, and had 5 stops. In coverage he totaled one pass breakup, no interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 103.2.

In 2020 as a junior Jones played in 10 games and contributed on 447 snaps. He chalked up 31 tackles, 3 assists, and added 5 stops. In the secondary Jones forced 5 pass breakups, no interceptions, and gave up a decent QB rating when targetted of 83.6.

In 2021 as a senior Jones saw action in 12 games while playing 667 snaps. He logged 28 tackles, 3 assists, and made 7 stops. In coverage Jones had 4 pass breakups, no interceptions, and surrendered QB rating when targetted of 109.0.

In 2022 as a fifth year senior Jones saw action in 11 games while playing 628 snaps. He logged 35 tackles, 2 assists, and made 9 stops. In coverage Jones had 11 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and surrendered a decent QB rating when targetted of 86.7.