Elijah Jones DB Boston College | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Elijah Jones DB Boston College
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Overall Rank: #653 Position Rank: #123 (DB) | |
| 40 time: 4.48 seconds | |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 178 | |
| Date of Birth: 01/08/2000 Age: 22.8 | |
| Overall Rating: | 51.0 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| Tackling: |
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66% |
| Run Defense: |
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47% |
| Coverage: |
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64% |
| Zone: |
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61% |
| Man/Press: |
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65% |
| DRAFT PROJECTION: UDFA Position rank: #123 | ||
| College Games: 41 College Snaps: 1832 | ||
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247 Sports Recruiting
Grade:
(86.14/100 )
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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 only 6 tackles, no assists, while adding 2 stops. In coverage Jones notched up 3 pass breakups, no interceptions, and a solid 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.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Instinctive, adept at reading routes and anticipating throws, and strong in zone coverage.
- He’s also very good in zone coverage, showing a great understanding of routes and the ability to close quickly.
- Jones has the straight-line speed to recover. His ball skills are tremendous, with good hands and the potential to take it to the house any time Jones gets his hands on the ball.
- Can get up on the line of scrimmage and deliver a solid punch early in routes, then use that quickness to shadow, or back off and close quickly when the ball comes out
- Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Tends to play conservatively and give too much cushion when playing off.
- Needs to do a better job of wrapping up, both in run support and in tackling after the catch. Jones looks to deliver big hits but ends up slipping off too many tackles.
- NFL teams are going to test him deep early on, and he’ll also be prone to flags since he’s grabby downfield.
- Lacks elite speed to recover if beaten on double move. Ducks his head and swipes too often on open-field tackles.
How other scouting services rate Elijah Jones (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
653.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
124.0