Sidney Jones has played the corner kick position for NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles since the franchise picked him 43rd overall in the second round of the 2017 draft. Before that, he played college football in Washington, where he started thirty-nine of his forty college career games. During his collegiate career, Jones twice named a first-team All-Pac-12 selection (2015 and 2016) and also earned a second-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated, Football Writers in 2016. Scroll down below and learn more about the NFL cornerback.
Sidney Jones’ Bio
Sidney Jones IV was born in Diamond Bar, California on May 21, 1996. He attended West Covina High School in West Covina, California where he first started playing soccer. Although Jones is known today as a veteran cornerback player, he is such a versatile player.
During his high school years, he played both as a cornerback, running back, free safety and even as a wide receiver. He also returned kicks and punches for the Bulldogs. He finished his second season 13-1. He also won the CIF-SS Southeast Division after defeating La Serna 84-21. As a junior, he played defensive back and helped the team reach the semifinals of the CIF-SS Southeast Division that year. His performances that year earned him both All-Hacienda League and All-CIF SS Southeast honors as a first-teamer.
As a senior in 2013, Sidney Jones was named Hacienda League Defensive Player of the Year. He also won other honors such as first-team All-CIF Southeast Division honors as a defender and led the team to the second-team CIF Southeast Division playoffs. He initially wanted to play college football for the University of Utah, but later decided to play college football at the University of Washington at eleventh hour.
He began his college career in Washington as a freshman, starting twelve of thirteen games that season. Jones finished his freshman season with a total of sixty-one tackles, one sack and two interceptions. In 2015, he started all thirteen games as a sophomore and won the first-team All-Pac-12 title after recording forty-five tackles, one touchdown and four interceptions.
NFL career
After his outstanding performances during his college career, a majority of NFL analysts and scouts projected him a 1st round pick. Pro Football Focus even rated him the fifth best cornerback in the draft. In March 2017, he attended Washington’s pro day and during his final positional exercise suffered a torn Achilles which he had to undergo surgery.
As a result of the injury, analysts predicted his first-round picks fell to second- and third-round picks. His rank also dropped from Sports Illustrated’s fifth-best cornerbacks to ninth. Both ESPN and NFLDraftScout.com ranked him the #13 best cornerback.
At the 2017 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected him 43rd overall in the second round of the draft. He became the 7th cornerback drafted in the league that year. In May 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Eagles. The contract was valued at $6.14 million, with $3.34 million available as guaranteed money and $2.60 million as a signing bonus.
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Due to the Achilles injury he sustained on the Pro Day, he was placed on the reserves/non-football injured list at the start of the season. However, his first game came in a regular season finale against the Cowboys in December 2017. After that game, he went inactive for the playoffs. Despite his absence, the Eagles won the Super Bowl LII match against the New England Patriots.
Height, weight and other facts
The NFL cornerback is the right size for the game. He stands at a height of 1.83 m and weighs 82 kg.
His nickname is Sid the Kid. Jones loves skydiving and enjoys cooking. His favorite food is pasta.
Despite his versatility, if Sidney could play another position he would be a center and if he could play for another team he would be the LA Lakers.
Growing up, his favorite players were Kobe Bryant and Randy Moss.
His favorite movie is Transformers and his favorite music genre is Hip-Hop and R&B